General Information

Serial #

8B17091

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

169.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Radiology

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RITTER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1940s+

Canada

Used in Canada.

Function

Used as a diagnostic aid, to produce x-ray images of dentition.

Technical

Type sample in progression of x-ray machines.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate below voltage-regulating knob bears following info.: 'X-RAY/ UNIT/ CYCLES 60/ VOLTS 110/ SERIAL NO. 8B17091/ MODEL B/ AMPS 15/ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ Ritter Company, Inc./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ UL' and scale '1-16'/ 'Ritter' stencilled in gold print below on-off light on base/ Plate below on-off switch bears following info.: ‘PEAK KILOVOLTAGE/ VOLTMETER READING/ 90 VOLTS/ 100"/ 110"/ 115"/ 120"/ K.V.P./ 55"/ 63"/ 67"/ 70"'. Hand held unit: Knob on timer bears following info.: ‘TURN THIS WAY ONLY/ STAND/ CLEAR/ OF X-RAY MACHINE/ BEFORE PRESSING/ TIME SWITCH/ BUTTON'. Timer face bears following info.: ‘TIME IN SECONDS/ RITTER', and scale ‘0-12'. Plate on casing top bears following info.: ‘MADE IN THE UNITED/ STATES OF AMERICA/ Ritter Company, Inc./ ROCHESTER, N.Y.'; ‘SERIAL NO./ 10 B 17146/ DESIGN PATENT AUG.9, 1921, JULY 28, 1925/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'. Also on plate is elaborate table specifying exposure times and intensity, based on patient age, jaw size, and type of teeth to be x-rayed.

Missing

Unknown

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A