General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME; FELT SEALING STIPS 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

46.0 cm

Width

38.4 cm

Height

2.0 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

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CASSETTE & SCREEN USED C. 1940S+

Canada

Unknown

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

Blue decal with gold print on cassette back bears following text: "GENERAL [GE logo] ELECTRIC/ X-RAY CORPORATION/ STELEWELD- RAYSPEED/ 14 X 17 CASSETTE/ MADE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS U.S.A. "./ "14 X 17/ GE [logo]/ MADE IN U.S.A." incised in rear access door, above lowermost pressure bar./ "THIS CAZETTE/ HAS A/ MARK ON IT" handwritten in black ink on tape label applied to back./ "PATTERSON PAR-SPEED THICK" printed in black along one edge of liner on hinged access door; "PATTERSON PAR-SPEED THIN" printed in black on opposing edge of internal liner.

Missing

N/A

Finish

SAME AS .1, EXCEPT CREAM-COLOURED FELT SHEET BACKS SCREEN ON ACCESS DOOR; FRONT AND BACK BOARDS ARE BLACK/ BLACK LEATHER PULLS.

Decoration

N/A