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OBJECT TYPE: DUAL PURPOSE
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0803.001

MANUFACTURER: Picker X-ray Corp.
MODEL: 2936
LOCATION: White Plains, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 32599
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS; ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CORD MAY BE RUBBER COVERED.

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Timing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Picker
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: White Plains

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: PRESUMABLY THIS TIMER WAS USED C. 1960S- MID 1970S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE INDICATION OF THE DURATION OF AN ACTIVITY, AS DETERMINED BY THE OPERATOR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DUAL TIMER DESIGNED FOR US WITH A SCALER (SEE 970802) IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE APPLICATIONS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PRE-SET TIME" and "ELAPSED TIME" scales labelled on timer front; controls labelled "SET RED ARROW FOR MINUTES" and "SET POINTER FOR SECONDS". "ON-OFF" switch is labelled. Mfr's decal on timer back reads "2936 DUAL TIMER/ PICKER X-RAY CORPORATION/ WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, U.S.A./ VOLTS/ 115/ CYCLES/ 60/ SERIAL NO./ 32599 ". "R-130" printed on yellow dymo-tape label on unittop.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: GREEN WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH; BLACK AND SILVER METAL TRIM AND ACCENTS.
Decoration: N/A

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Picker X-ray Corp., Timer, before 1980, Artifact no. 1997.0803, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0803.001/

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