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- OBJECT TYPE
- DENTAL/ELECTRIC
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1227.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RITTER CO. INC.
- MODEL
- B
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 8B17091
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 169.0 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
- RITTER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1940s+
- Canada
-
Used in Canada. - Function
-
Used as a diagnostic aid, to produce x-ray images of dentition. - Technical
-
Type sample in progression of x-ray machines. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate below voltage-regulating knob bears following info.: 'X-RAY/ UNIT/ CYCLES 60/ VOLTS 110/ SERIAL NO. 8B17091/ MODEL B/ AMPS 15/ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ Ritter Company, Inc./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ UL' and scale '1-16'/ 'Ritter' stencilled in gold print below on-off light on base/ Plate below on-off switch bears following info.: ‘PEAK KILOVOLTAGE/ VOLTMETER READING/ 90 VOLTS/ 100"/ 110"/ 115"/ 120"/ K.V.P./ 55"/ 63"/ 67"/ 70"'. Hand held unit: Knob on timer bears following info.: ‘TURN THIS WAY ONLY/ STAND/ CLEAR/ OF X-RAY MACHINE/ BEFORE PRESSING/ TIME SWITCH/ BUTTON'. Timer face bears following info.: ‘TIME IN SECONDS/ RITTER', and scale ‘0-12'. Plate on casing top bears following info.: ‘MADE IN THE UNITED/ STATES OF AMERICA/ Ritter Company, Inc./ ROCHESTER, N.Y.'; ‘SERIAL NO./ 10 B 17146/ DESIGN PATENT AUG.9, 1921, JULY 28, 1925/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'. Also on plate is elaborate table specifying exposure times and intensity, based on patient age, jaw size, and type of teeth to be x-rayed.
- Missing
- Unknown
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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RITTER CO. INC., X-ray machine, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1984.1227, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.1227.001/
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