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OBJECT TYPE: Coolidge/line focus/radiator cooling
DATE: 1930–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0882.001

MANUFACTURER: Philips
MODEL: Muller Metalix 2,5 kW
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 315370 He
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal [including stainless steel ], synthetic, ceramic and glass components.

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 8.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Radiology
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Philips
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
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: Unknown
Technical: Fine focus tube especially suitable for radiation of the extremities, with a radiator-style arrangement of cooling discs at one end and socket screw-in fitting at the other end. [This same model tube was offered in a water-cooled model] The stainless steel cylinder within which the glass tube is housed provided protection for both the tube and the operator. [ Refs. 3 & 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MULLER - MEDIA - METALIX/ NR. 315370 He 2,5 kW/ Made in Germany" printed on plate fixed to central portion of housing. "METALIX" printed on metal plate fixed to threaded end of metal casing. UHN catalogue no. "X969.495" printed by hand in black ink on mid section of tube. Small off-white decal on casing reads "AM/ 3588".
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Dark brown/black stainless steel cylinder has silver metal fitting in centre, and on both end; contains glass tube; white ceramic post on threaded end.
Decoration: N/A

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Philips, Tube, x-ray, circa 1930–1945, Artifact no. 2002.0882, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0882.001/

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