X-ray tube which consists of a hollow cylindrical outer tube made of plastic (or laminated cloth?) with a hollow cylindrical glass tube within; inside the glass tube is a heavy metal rod and a copper section; the top of the tube has a piece of cork from which a wire comes out; the bottom of the tub…
X-ray tube which consists of a hollow cylindrical outer tube made of plastic (or laminated cloth?) with a hollow cylindrical glass tube within; inside the glass tube is a heavy metal rod and a copper section; the top of the tube has a piece of cork from which a wire comes out; the bottom of the tube has the end of the metal rod coming out of it; the tube is mounted onto a flat rectangular piece of rubber with string.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Queen's University School of X-Ray.
Dates
1920
1940
circa 1920-1940
Material
metal: grey; brown
plastic (laminated fabric?): brown; black
rubber: black
glass: clear
fabric: beige
cork: beige
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-11
Dimension Notes
Length: 19.3 cm. x Width: 6.1 cm. x Depth: 7.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
The tube was dirty and dusty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Bernie Ziomkiewicz; Nancy Chisholm
Research Facts
Likely used as a dental x-ray tube due to its being smaller than the average x-ray tube;
possibly made by Dunlee Corporation -- see 995.004.014