Fluoroscope

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OBJECT TYPE: FULL FIGURE/VERTICAL
DATE: 1940–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0579.001

MANUFACTURER: PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT CO.
MODEL: PROFEXRAY
LOCATION: Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6769
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ COVER: FABRIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 86.0 cm
Width: 82.0 cm
Height: 200.0 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: PROFESSIONAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Maywood

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1940'S & 1950'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: TO ENABLE THE INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT BY MEANS OF X-RAYS WHICH PRODUCE VARIOUS SHADOW DENSITIES ON A FLUORESCENT SCREEN.
Technical: REPRESENTATIVE OF DOCTOR'S STANDARD OFFICE EQUIPMENT OF THE MID 1950'S
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE AT TOP: 'PROFEXRAY/Manufactured by [IN CURSIVE]/ PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT CO. MAYWOOD, ILL. U.S.A.'/ ON CONTROL UNIT: 'PROFEXRAY'/ 'ON/OFF'/ METERS:'MADE IN U.S.A. BY TRIPLETT ELEC. INSTR. CO. BLUFFTON, OHIO/ ALTERNATINGCURRENT/ [CALIBRATED]/ VOLTS' 'DIRECT CURRENT/ [CALIBRATED]/ MILLIAMPERES/ PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY/ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS'/ PLATE: 'WARNING/ [SEE SUPP.INFO.FILE]/ MANUFACTURED BY PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY/ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS'/ON PEDAL: '"LINEMASTER"/ FOOT TREADLE SWITCH/ CAT. NO. 121-S/ LINEMASTER SWITCHCORP. BOX 312, PUTNAM, CONN.'/ KNOB AT REAR: CALIBRATED/ '[?] CHICAGO U.S.A.'/ MFR'S PLATE: 'CAT. NO. *
Missing: none apparent
Finish: BLACK FRAME, SUPPORT ARMS, CONTROL UNIT, FOOT PEDAL & CORDS/ BACK CONTROL UNIT "AIRFORCE" BLUE/ UNFINISHED METAL PILLARS/ FRONT PANEL: SIMULATED WOOD/ YELLOW SCREEN/ REDDISH COVER WITH WHITE LINE PATTERN
Decoration: N/A

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PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT CO., Fluoroscope, circa 1940–1959, Artifact no. 1992.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0579.001/

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