Table, x-ray

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OBJECT TYPE: TILTING
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2153.001

MANUFACTURER: Standard X-ray Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: SX-2740
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 200.0 cm
Width: 94.0 cm
Height: 83.0 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: Standard X ray
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1940'S TO 1970'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT WHEN X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEING CARRIED OUT
Technical: TABLE CONTAINS A POTTER-BUCKY DIAPHRAGM WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO CUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF SCATTERED RADIATION REACHING THE FILM FROM THE SOFT BODY PARTS. THE DIAPHRAGM MUST BE MOVED UNIFORMLY ACROSS THE FIELD DURING THE ENTIRE TIME OF EXPOSURE IN ORDER FOR THE PHOTO TO BE FREE FROM THE MARKINGS OF THE LEAD STRIPS (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON FRAME: 'X-RAY COMPANY/ STANDARD/ CHICAGO'/ STAMPED IN PULL-OUT HOLDER: 'RELEASE/ PATENTED U.S.A./ NO. 2,097,402'/ EMBOSSED IN HANDLE: 'PULL TO SET'/ AROUND PLUG UNDER TABLE: 'MAGNETIC RELEASE CONTACT DEVICE'/ PLATE ON EDGE OF 'DIAPHRAGM': 'MANUFACTURED UNDER ONE OR/ MORE OF THE FOLLOWING U.S.A./ PATENT NUMBERS: 1,547,376/ 1945,499-2,097,402-2,147,601/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ BUCKY DIAPHRAGM/ STANDARD X-RAY CO./ CHICAGO, ILL./ SERIAL NO./ SX-2740/ GRID'
Missing: CHAIN FOR MOVING TABLEUNATTACHED
Finish: FRAME PAINTED GLOSS 'SALMON' PINK/ TABLE TOP SIMULATED WOOD VENEER
Decoration: N/A

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Standard X-ray Co., Table, x-ray, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1987.2153, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2153.001/

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