General Information

Serial #

351

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood casing; aluminum and other metal components; bakelite knobs & other synthetic fittings; leather handle; paper; glass bulbs; rubber straps, fittings, etc.

Dimensions

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

Length

42.0 cm

Width

18.5 cm

Height

34.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SANBORN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Cambridge

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

This unit was used in the Toronto east General Hospital area.

Function

Used to examine interior of cardiac chambers.

Technical

Early portable machine employing photosensitive paper.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"SANBORN COMPANY/ CAMBRIDGE, MASS. U.S.A./ MODEL/ 133/ SERIAL/ 351" incised on plate fixed to film speed (?) control box mounted on outside of case. "MADE FOR/ DR. R.H. PENNEY/ BY/ SANBORN COMPANY/ CAMBRIDGE, MASS. U.S.A." incised on plate mounted on casing front. Decal (below) reads "INSTALLED AND SERVICED BY/ [logo]/ X-ray AND Radium/ INDUSTRIES LIMITED/ Head Office/ 261 DAVENPORT ROAD, TORONTO 5, ONT./ Branches in Principal Cities Across Canada ". All controls, etc. labelled. "RC5687" incised on film compartment in lower front left of casing.

Missing

1 rubber foot from .1 base; also missing other parts.

Finish

Metal film case- black crinkle finish; case has nickel plated hardware; brown leather handle; brown stained & varnished wood case

Decoration

N/A