X-ray machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0386.001
- MANUFACTURER
- VICTOR X-RAY CORP.
- MODEL
- Wantz XRAY
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 164099
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- power unit
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood cabinet; metal transformer reservoir; metal & synthetic working pts
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 230.0 cm
- Width
- 67.0 cm
- Height
- 167.0 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
- VICTOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Typical example of x-ray equipment used by doctors to diagnosis various illness. Advantageous especially for internal medicine. This one probbly in Ottawa. - Function
-
Used to produce inner body images for diagnostic purposes as well as for treatment of cancer and other conditions. - Technical
-
Type sample of early x-ray equipment found in doctor's office. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE: 'Wantz XRAY/ APPARATUS/ MANUFACTURED BY/ VICTOR X-RAY CORPORATION/ MADE CHICAGO IN U.S.A.'/ MANUFACTURED/ UNDER U.S. PATENTS DATED/ NOV. 1, 1904, (TWO PATENTS)/ APR. 5 1908;/ & UNDER THE FOLLOWING FOREIGN PATENTS/ NO 395785 - FRANCE; NO 259695 - GERMANY/ NO 13854 - 1908 - GREAT BRITAIN/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/ MOTOR: '164099/ MADE IN VICTOR U.S.A./ VICTOR X-RAY CORP. CHICAGO/ VOLTS 220 50 CY AMP. 5/ R.P.M. 1800 NO. 164099 H.P. 3/8'
- Missing
- See condition report in supp.info.
- Finish
- Stained & shellacked cabinet; motor painted gloss black
- Decoration
- Panelled front cabinet with moulding around top & bottom
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VICTOR X-RAY CORP., X-ray machine, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1972.0386, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0386.001/
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