General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE, COVERED IN IMITATION LEATHER; FABRIC LINING. METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

29.2 cm

Width

27.8 cm

Height

6.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Dentistry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Burton

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO TEST VITALITY OF TOOTH PULP.

Technical

VITALOMETER PULP TESTER WAS A HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT USED TO STIMULATE THE PULP OF TEETH. IF THE TOOTH WAS VITAL (HEALTHY), A TINGLING SENSATION OR WARMTH WOULD BE FELT BY THE PATIENT WHEN THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSED THROUGH THE ELECTRODE, WHICH WAS PLACED DIRECTLY ON THE TOOTH. IF THE TOOTH IS NONVITAL, NO SENSATION WILL BE FELT/ THE ELECTRODE IS PLACED ON THE TOOTH, THE VITALOMETER INDICATOR IS MOVED UPWARD FROM 0, & THE PATIENT SIGNALS WHEN A RESPONSE IS FELT (TORRES, PP.492-495).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD & PURPLE MFR'S STICKER AFFIXED TO INTERIOR/ MFR'S NAME & LOCATION IN RAISED LETTERING ON ALL PIECES EXCEPT CORD & GLASS TUBE/.4 'VITALOMETER' IN RAISED LETTERING, INCISED GOLD PAINTED NUMBERS BESIDE SLIDING CONTROL BUTTON/.3 INCISED, GOLD PAINTED NUMBERS BESIDE SLIDING CONTROL/.1 'TRANSFORMER' & 'FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT ONLY' IN RAISED LETTERING

Missing

YES- 2 UNIDENTIFIED PIECES MISSING FROM CASE/ BAKELITE BASE IS BROKEN OFF GLASS TUBE, CASE ISABRADED & MARKED

Finish

CASE: BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING/ PURPLE LINING/ BLACK HANDLE/ BLACK PAINTED FASTENERS/ INSTRUMENTS- BLACK BAKELITE/ PLATED METAL/ CLEAR GLASS/ BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A