General Information

Serial #

MU-299

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC, GLASS & CERAMIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

91.5 cm

Width

96.0 cm

Height

180.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Dentistry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Weber

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Canton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1940s +

Canada

Unknown

Function

SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY FOR DENTAL ENGINE, LIGHT, ARM & ACCESSORY INSTRUMENTS; WATER SUPPLY FOR SYRINGE, CUSPIDOR & FOUNTAIN; AIR SUPPLY FOR SYRINGE; AND PROVIDES WORK AREA.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate on casing back, along lower edge of base bears following info.: 'WEBER IMPERIAL UNIT/SERIAL NO. MU-299/MODEL M500 VOLTS 115/ AMPS 10 CYCLE 60/U.S. PATENTS PENDING/THE WEBER DENTAL MFG. CO./CANTON 5, OHIO MADE IN U.S.A.'/ Plate originally attached to back of base, and now loose, and identified as 841226.1 pt bears following info.: ‘WEBER "ULTRA-COOLANT"/ FOR M500 UNIT/ ULTRA-COOLANT SER. NO. 650/ MODEL 2 VOLTS 115/ AMPS 0.1 CYCLE 50/60/ U.S. PATENTS PENDING/ THE WEBER DENTAL MFG. CO./ CANTON 5, OHIO MADE IN U.S.A.'. Mfr's plate on dental engine for drill [only?] bears following info.: ‘WEBER DENTAL ENGINE/ MODEL 5 SER. NO. 33515/ VOLTS 115 CYC 60./ AMPS.1 R.P.M. 2/13m/ THE WEBER DENTAL MFG. CO./ CANTON 5, OHIO U.S.A.'. Mfr's plate on light: ‘CASTLE/ LIGHTS/ TYPE T-V5 SER. 31096/ AMPS 1 VOLTS 110-120/ WILMOT CASTLE COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, U.S.A.'. Following information stamped in casing back of automatic oiler unit: ‘THE WEBER DENTAL MFG. CO./ CANTON 5, OHIO/ SERIAL NO. AH 2824/ VOLTS 115 CYCLE 60/ WATTS 20/ MODEL NO. AT 200/ MADE IN U.S.A.'. Plate to left of above inscription bears following info.: ‘INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADJUSTING AUTOMATIC/ OILER/ 1. TURN THUMB SCREW ON BOTTOM OF OILER/ COUNTER CLOCKWISE TO ITS FULL LIMIT WITH-/ OUT EXERTING EXCESSIVE FORCE./ 2. ADJUST AIR HANDPIECE OPERATING PRESSURE/ TO 40 LBS. ON PRESSURE GAGE./ 3. TURN THUMB SCREW ON BOTTOM OF OILER/ CLOCKWISE 1/4 TURN./ OIL USAGE WILL NOW BE ONE GRADUATION/ IN 8 HRS. OF CONTINUOUS USE AT 40 LBS./ OPERATING HANDPIECE AIR PRESSURE. EACH/ 1/4 TURN WILL ADD ONE GRADUATION TO THE/ OIL USAGE./ EXAMPLE: 1/4 TURN=ONE GRADUATION OIL USAGE/ ½ TURN=TWO GRADUATIONS OIL USAGE/ DO NOT USE MORE THAN ONE GRADUATION/ OF OIL IN 8 HRS. OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION./ EXCESSIVE OILING WILL RETARD HANDPIECE/ R.P.M. AND CAUSE FLOODING OF THE HAND-/ PIECE HANDLE./ 4. AUTOMATIC OILER WILL USE MORE THAN ONE/ GRADUATION OF OIL IF OPERATING PRESSURES/ ARE GREATER THAN 40 LBS. THE OILER WILL USE/ LESS THAN ONE GRADUATION OF OIL IF OP-/ ERATING PRESSURES ARE LESS THAN 40 LBS./ THEREFORE ADJUST OILER TO MEET YOUR/ REQUIREMENT./ USE ONLY WEBER LUBRICATING OIL IN THIS OILER./ THE WEBER DENTAL MFG. CO./ CANTON 5, OHIO.'. Elaborate white & silver plate affixed to front of unit bears: ‘WEBER' above heraldic emblem. ‘M500' appears in raised print on metal plate affixed to lower front of casing. All dials, switches, etc. labeled.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A