An X-ray stencil set is contained in a metal rectangular-shaped box (a) hinged at the back; the top fits over box bottom; the interior of the box has built-in metal dividers; a removable tray (c) with 18 equal-sized, square-shaped compartments, is included; a stencil holder (b) is included in set;…
An X-ray stencil set is contained in a metal rectangular-shaped box (a) hinged at the back; the top fits over box bottom; the interior of the box has built-in metal dividers; a removable tray (c) with 18 equal-sized, square-shaped compartments, is included; a stencil holder (b) is included in set; this is a flat piece of metal with sides that fold over at the top and bottom to hold the stencils in place; there are two sets of these that are attached to a flat metal base; included in the removable tray are 61 tiny stencils; these are lead numbers or letters taped on a white piece of rectangular-shaped cardboard; of the numbers, there are: 0 x 4, 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 5 x 4, 7 x 2, 8 x 2, 9 x 5; of the letters, there are: A x 1, B x 2, C x 2, D x 2, E x 2, F x 2, G x 2, H x 2, I x 1, J x 2, K x 2, L x 3, M x 1, N x 2, O x 4, P x 2, R x 2, S x 1, T x 2, U x 2, V x 2, W x 2, X x 2, Y x 1, Z x 1; an additional tray (d) is included in kit and is identical to previous tray; it is removable with equal-sized square-shaped compartments.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 24.4 cm x Width 18.4 cm x Depth 2.1 cm
b - stencil holder - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 3.9 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
c - removable tray - Size: Length 19.5 cm x Width 8.9 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
d - removable tray - Size: Length 19.5 cm x Width 8.9 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Provenance
Used by Dr. H. Godfrey Bird of Gananoque, Ontario.
Back of stencil holder (b) has the words, "THE X-RAY STENCIL WORKS // CHICAGO"; the stencil holder has stencils inserted in it that read, "I 1 8723S // MA 1979"; embedded on kit are the words, " DR H G BIRD // GANANOQUE ONT"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F3-7
Condition Remarks
Lid of stencil kit opens only halfway; wear is apparent on compartments of tray; corrosion on stencil holder; inactive corrosion apparent on bottom of box; apparent inactive corrosion on corners of box.