Screen, diffusion
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- OBJECT TYPE
- x-ray viewer
- DATE
- 1950–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0607.002
- MANUFACTURER
- X-ray & Radium Industries Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass screen
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.0 cm
- Width
- 37.4 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Radiology
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- X ray
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This viewer appears new/little used. This type of viewer used c. 1950s+
- Canada
-
Manufactured in Toronto by X-Ray and Radium Industries Ltd. This firm maintained stocks of therapeutic radium, as well as supplying radiology equipment, accessories & supplies. X-Ray & Radium Industries claimed to be capable of supplying "...all the medical radium and associated mineral requirement of the western hemisphere." [c. 1950s] The quality of therapeutic radium they sold was assessed on the company's own certificate of measurement or by the National Research Council of Canada, in Ottawa. [Ref. 2] - Function
-
To diffuse the light cast behind x-ray film for better viewing. - Technical
-
Simple viewer uses two 60-watt blue bulbs to illuminate x-ray film from behind. Films are secured by tensioned wooden rollers mounted on viewer front. Unit may suspended on wall or used on desk or table top. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Mostly opaque blue tinted glass
- Decoration
- N/A
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X-ray & Radium Industries Ltd., Screen, diffusion, circa 1950–1979, Artifact no. 2002.0607, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0607.002/
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