David Sparkes Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I've come across an online Engineering Drawing (~3MB JPG), displaying a Land Rover, naturally, which indicates the Material Size is 'N', with the contents dated 1961, at 1:8 scale. Using the 60" width of the rear cross-member as a scale rule, the paper would have measured about 30" X 39". The nearest modern paper sizes are A0 at about 33 x 47 inches, or ANSI E at 34 x 44 inches. There is a Wikipedia page that mentions ANSI size N, implying it was used for Engineering drawings, but also implying it might be very large, used for 1:1 scale drawings. Also, ANSI is an American standard, so I suspect not in use in 1960s UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size scroll down to the ANSI section. Does anyone know of a Size N used in UK Engineering Drawing in the 1960s? Thanks. Oh, if your curiosity has been whetted - http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/AcrobatFiles/109CoachbuildersDrawingLARGE.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Can't find anything that size. Closest I found was HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 As Bish has posted the paper sizes I can't add much more. Except. In our drawing off office we used paper off the roll which was double elephant width. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 African or Asian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 From another Forum I got the response "30" x 40" was a very common drawing size in the 1960s and early '70s." That validates my 30x39 'estimate by eyeball', and as it fits inside the 33x47 A0 template it clears the way for me to print Actual Size onto A0 and just trim the excess white space, if I need to. Thanks for your responses, I think we can consider this thread as complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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