Holder, x-ray film exposure

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OBJECT TYPE: LEAD BACKED/8 X 10 INCH
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1553.004

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
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: Unknown
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 FILM/ EXPOSURE HOLDER/ LEAD BACKED/ 8x10 IN./ (20.3 X 25.4 CM)/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY" printed in black on front; "TUBE SIDE THIS SIDE UP" and grid printed in black on reverse. Paper label applied to front reads "SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED/ TORONTO"
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, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.1553, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1553.004/

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