Diagnostic tube which consists of a cylindrical black plastic tube with a funnel-shaped attachment at the top and a metal screw attachment (like a light bulb) at one end and a ridged metal attachment made up of 15 pieces of flat metal with six holes stamped into each of them at the other end (remov…
Diagnostic tube which consists of a cylindrical black plastic tube with a funnel-shaped attachment at the top and a metal screw attachment (like a light bulb) at one end and a ridged metal attachment made up of 15 pieces of flat metal with six holes stamped into each of them at the other end (removable); the funnel-shaped opening shows an inner glass tube (broken) with cylindrical metal pieces within.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Queen's University School of X-Ray.
Dates
1930
1940
circa 1930-1940
Material
metal: black; silver
plastic
glass
Inscriptions
Label at one end reads, "Patented 1590971 2132174"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-10
Dimension Notes
Length: 40.0 cm. x Width: 16.0 cm. x Depth: 14.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Outer tube was dirty and dusty; inner glass tube has been broken and many pieces are loose inside
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Nancy Chisholm; Bernie Ziomkiewicz
Research Facts
Diagnostic tube for taking pictures; Coolidge type tube for generating x-rays; the metal disks at one end are for air-cooling the tube; a clip is attached to these which is for a high voltage lead; the light-bulb-like end is the filament contact