Marking kit, film

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OBJECT TYPE: CHARACTER/LEAD-BACKED
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1554.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: FILM MARKER
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 66
AKA: clip
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic & Lead

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.8 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
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 marking kit used c. 1970s.
Canada: Typical example of standard X-Ray equipment used by doctors to catalogue images.
Function: To identify individual x-rays by permanently marking them with a unique code.
Technical: Example of common marking kit used to identify individual x-rays by imposing a unique numerical or alpha-numerical code onto the film. Lead characters arranged on a clip were placed on the film at the time of exposure, producing a permanent I.D. of the film. c. 1945 photographic marking devices (Kodak) were also available.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Clip: no markings
Missing: Unknown- possibly filter.
Finish: Clip: balck
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Marking kit, film, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1969.1554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1554.001/

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