Holder, x-ray film exposure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LEAD BACKED/14 X 17 INCH
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1553.011
- MANUFACTURER
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 11
- 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
- 44.4 cm
- Width
- 36.5 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 Exposure/ Holder/ LEAD BACKED/ 14 x 17" 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, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.1553, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1553.011/
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