Vitalometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1228.001

MANUFACTURER: Burton Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: The casing is plastic/The wiring and parts of the electrode are wire./The sleeves containing the wire are rubber./The box is madeof wood./The mirror is glass and the lining is paper.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 4.5 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: Burton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1940s+
Canada: Unknown
Function: This unit was used to test the vitality of pulp in the teeth using an electrode and electrical charge.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: 'VITALOMETER/BURTON MFG. CO. CHICAGO U.S.A.' appears in raised print oncasing/'ALWAYS START [-]/AT POINT ONE/DEPRESS BUTTON/HYPER SENSITIVE/ VIT[ALOMETER]/ANTERIOR (AVERAGE) ZONE/[-------]' visible on label remnant/ 'BURTON CAPACITY TUBE/PAT. PEND.' appears in raised print on tube/'BURTON MFG. CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A./PAT. PEND.' appears in raised print on wand.
Missing: Unknown
Finish: The electrode, wand and capacity tube are black./ The control wand is white plastic as are the connector ends./ The connecting cords etc. are black./ Slide button for electrode control is black and white./ Red textured paper lines interior of box.
Decoration: N/A

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Burton Mfg. Co., Vitalometer, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1984.1228, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.1228.001/

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