(a) Large glass and metal X-Ray plate and holder; it is rectangular in shape with aluminum frame and back; the backing is hinged to the frame and opens to allow for insertion and removal of film; the front of the plate is a sheet of glass lined with metal; cross bars are present to lock down back; …
(a) Large glass and metal X-Ray plate and holder; it is rectangular in shape with aluminum frame and back; the backing is hinged to the frame and opens to allow for insertion and removal of film; the front of the plate is a sheet of glass lined with metal; cross bars are present to lock down back; fabric tape, labels and an engraving are present on back; (b) a sheet of plastic placed between the X-Ray holder interior and film.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - X-Ray plate - Size: Length 46.0 cm x Width 38.5 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
b - plastic sheet - Size: Length 43.0 cm x Width 35.0 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. C. H. Bird or Dr. H. G. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Printed on a white background in black ink: "ALUMINIZED [in bold] // STAIN RESISTANT"; in black in on a green background: "Radelin® TF // HIGH SPEED"; in black ink on a white label, "CLEAN ONLY WITH RADELIN CLEANSER // OR MILD SOAP AND [illeg.] TER // DATE MOUNTED [blank line] [handwritten ] NOV. 30, 1965"; printed by hand in black on label: "H7" and on aluminum backing: "H7"; engraved in the metal: "Picker // X-ray [surrounded by an elongated horizontal oval] // MADE IN U.S.A. // PAT. PEND."; printed by hand on a piece of tape: "Oct. /67".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F3-5
Condition Remarks
Red adhesive tape applied to X-Ray plate is deteriorating with time; the label on the reverse has small tears along the edges; the body has many scratches and some plating loss or tarnish.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"American Hospital Supply Catalogue (C30)," AHSC (Canada) Ltd., 1964 (item #68575-010); "The Life and Times of C.H. Bird 1872–1944," by Dr. H.G. Bird, ca. 1990, pp. 7, 7a, 7b, 8