X-ray machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0234.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric X-ray Corp.
- MODEL
- F/SHOCKPROOF
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS, RUBBER FEET, LEATHER HANDLE/ METAL & BAKELITE CASINGS, SWITCHES, BUTTONS, ETC. ON COMPONENTS/ RUBBER? FEET, PLATES, CARD COVERS/ GLASS WINDOWS & PARTS/ WOOD HANDLE GRIP ON FLUOROSCOPE/ PAPER INSTRUCTION
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 49.2 cm
- Width
- 38.0 cm
- Height
- 21.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Dentistry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1940'S TO 1960'S
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO PRODUCE INNER BODY IMAGES FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES; ALSO USED FOR DENTAL IMAGES - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF PORTABLE X-RAY UNIT - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .5 - "GE" LOGO
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 BROWN STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK RUBBER& LEATHER/ BLACK ENAMEL CONTROL UNIT CASING/ BLACK ENAMEL (CDX CASING WITH WRINKLE FINISH ON FRONT)/.2 BLACK BAKELITE & METAL DIAL/.3 BLACK CASING/.4 BLACK ENAMEL/ BLACK OR WHITE BUTTONS ETC./.5 BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON CASING, BLACK RUBBER
- Decoration
- BLACK & GOLD GE LOGOS ON CDX & FLUOROSCOPE/.2 TIMER: MODEL PLATE, & INCISED BLACK MARKINGS, MFR'S NAME & LOGO, PATENT NOS. ON DIAL/ BLACK PRINTED MARKINGS, MODEL NO. ETC. ON CONTROL UNIT ANMETER DIAL/ SILVER & BLACK INSTRUCTION PLATE ON CDX UNIT
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General Electric X-ray Corp., X-ray machine, 1940, Artifact no. 1982.0234, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0234.001/
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