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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2009.0068.003
MANUFACTURER
Machlett Laboratories Inc.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
16
AKA
casing
Patents
N/A
General Description
metal and synthetic composition.

Dimensions

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

Length
28.0 cm
Width
24.0 cm
Height
18.0 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
Machlett
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Connecticut
City
Stamford

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Saskatchewan
Period
Possibly used c. 1962+; not used after 2005.
Canada
Weyburn Mental Hospital in Weyburn, SK opened its doors in 1921 and closed (as the Souris Valley Hospital) in 2005. From the 1940s to 1971 it took part in controversial treatments for mental illness including lobotomy and electro shock therapy. It was also famous for its pioneering experiments with LSD in the 1950s and 60s. Dr. Humphrey Osmond, who coined the term "psychedelic" performed several experiments with patients and university students. In its heyday, the Weyburn was a well-equipped, self-sufficient health facility. Some complained that it was even better equipped than the local hospital. This x-ray machine [system component] would have been the workhorse for the institution. It was still in use after the building shut down a few years ago. It does not have direct ties to the more controversial history at Weyburn, but in colour and design, mirrored the institutional interior of Weyburn. Much of the old equipment and supplies went to developing countries when the shut-down occurred and some went to the University of Regina theatrical department. [Ref. 1]
Function
Unknown
Technical
Element of durable x-ray, fluoroscopic machine used for many purposes. It was part of a new generation of fluoroscopic technology following the invention of large image intensifiers in 1953. With these photomultiplier tubes, ordinary movie cameras could capture the moving pictures of the fluoroscopic images. Contrast agents such as barium would have been used to see bodily processes in real time. {ref. 1]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Decal on casing reads "COMPLIES WITH DHEW RADIATION/ PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 21 CHT SUBCHAPTER 1/ DATE OF MANUFACTURE [illegible] 1977/ THE MACHLETT LABORATORIES, INC., STAMFORD, CONN. 06907".
Missing
Obviously incomplete: specific missing parts are unknown.
Finish
Metal casing painted light green; silver metal trim; silver metal and grey coated fabric covering on electrical cabling; black synthetic connectors.
Decoration
N/A

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