Cassette, x-ray film & screen
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 8X10 INCH
- DATE
- 1930–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1552.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric X-ray Corp.
- MODEL
- STELEWELD-RAYSPEED
- LOCATION
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal frame; felt sealing strips surround frame edge at opening; synthetic fronts & liner; leather pull on back. single synthetic sheet inside each frame marked pt.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.3 cm
- Width
- 23.3 cm
- Height
- 2.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Radiology
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Wisconsin
- City
- Milwaukee
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of cassette with screen used c. 1940S+
- Canada
-
typical example of a standard X-Ray film cassette used by doctors to produce a sharper image. - Function
-
Used to hold x-ray film during exposure. Intensifying screens promote more effective absorption of x-rays, producing a sharper, more distinct image. - Technical
-
Example of x-ray film cassette with fluorescent or intensifying screens, which are held in contact with the front & back film surfaces. These screens absorb x-rays more efficiently than film alone, and produce a sharper, more distinct image. (ref. 3) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "GENERAL [GE logo] ELECTRIC/ X-RAY CORPORATION/ STELEWELD-RAYSPEED/ [Registered Trade Mark symbol] CASSETTE/ MADE IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN U.S.A. " printed in gold on blue decal applied to back of each frame. "Patterson PAR-SPEED" printed in grey along one edge of both sides of cassettee liner.
- Missing
- None
- Finish
- Silver metal frame & back; black board and felt sealing strips; cream-coloured screens/ black leather pulls.
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric X-ray Corp., Cassette, x-ray film & screen, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1969.1552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1552.001/
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