Meter, beta-gamma survey

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1920–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0771.001
MANUFACTURER
Victoreen Instrument Co.
MODEL
Proteximeter
LOCATION
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
132
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
microscope
Patents
N/A
General Description
Predominantly metal casing and components; glass optics. Casing has wrinkle-textured finish on most areas, save bright silver metal eyepiece tube, charger button and electrometer track; eyepiece rim is black moulded synthetic [bakelite ?]; light button is red synthetic.

Dimensions

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

Length
12.3 cm
Width
7.3 cm
Height
19.0 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
Victoreen
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Ohio
City
Cleveland

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Presumably used c. 1920s-1935, and possibly later.
Canada
Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function
To measure small x-ray and Gamma ray intensities.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"PROTEXIMETER/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ THE VICTOREEN INSTRUMENT CO./ CLEVELAND OHIO" printed on plate fixed to instrument front. "132" stamped into electrometer track. UHN catalogue no. "2000.1.9" printed by hand in white ink on casing back.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Predominantly metal casing and components; glass optics. Casing has wrinkle-textured finish on most areas, save bright silver metal eyepiece tube, charger button and electrometer track; eyepiece rim is black moulded synthetic [bakelite ?]; light button is red synthetic.
Decoration
N/A

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