Holder, x-ray film exposure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LEAD BACKED/8 X 10 INCH
- DATE
- 1930–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1553.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Heavy paper covers are lead-lined; fabric taped edges; metal closures. pt film sheets; pt paper inner envelope.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.1 cm
- Width
- 21.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Radiology
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Kodak
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of exposure holder used c.1930s- 1950s, and possibly later.
- Canada
-
Example of x-ray film holder used in conjunction with X-ray cassette. Typical equipment of radiologists at the time. Eastman Kodak Company sole importer into Canada Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd. (ref 4) - Function
-
Used to hold and protect prepared x-ray film before, and in some applications during, exposure within a cassette. - Technical
-
Exposure holders were available with and without lead backing. When used with a film cassette the lead foil, in direct contact with a sheet of x-ray film, increases the photographic action on the film; absorbs longer wavelength scattered radiation; & intensifies primary radiation. (ref.1) black paper inside the folder protects the film and was left on unless/until film was loaded in cassette w. screens. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "Eastman/ X-Ray Exposure/ Holder/ LEAD BACKED/ 8 x 10" printed in black on front; "TUBE SIDE" printed in black on back
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Blue-grey paper exterior; black interior.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Eastman Kodak Co., Holder, x-ray film exposure, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1969.1553, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1553.001/
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