General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

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

49.0 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Test-measurement equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SUPPER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Watertown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS ARTIFACT WAS USED FROM THE 1950S TO THE 1980S

Canada

A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT USED FOR RESEARCH FIRST AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IN OTTAWA, AND THEN AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL UNDER THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA WHEN THE UNIT WAS CLOSED AT NRC INTHE 1980S.

Function

USED TO RECORD INTENSITY DATA FOR CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION. [REF 1]

Technical

THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR X-RAY CAMERA, ESPECIALLY FOR TEACHING PURPOSES, AND WAS DEVELOPED BY KARL WEISSENBERG AROUND 1924. THE FILM CASSETTE IS TRANSLATED PARALLEL TO THE OSCILLATION AXIS & SCREENED TO RECORD A DISTORTED MAP OF PART OF THE RECIPROCAL LATTICE. [REF ]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE AFFIXED TO SIDE: 'Charles Supper Co./ 26 PLEASANT STREET/ WATERTOWN/ 72/ MASS'/ PLATE ON MOTOR: 'VOLTS 115 A.C. 60 1 WATTS INPUT 8.5/ R.P.M. 60 TORQ. 6.6 IN. OZ/ DUTY CONT. CAPACITOR 1 MFD./ NO. 4545771 TYPE KYC-23RB/ BODINE'/ SCALE MARKINGS ON VARIOUS PARTS

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/06/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete

Finish

GREY AND SHINY METAL WITH SOME BLACK PARTS

Decoration

N/A