Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

207

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

4

Ou

bed

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

metal and synthetic components; possibly also rubber

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

203,5 cm

Largeur

110,0 cm

Hauteur

90,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Radiologie

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Picker

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Ohio

Ville

Cleveland

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Saskatchewan

Période

This unit believed used c. 1962+; not used after 2005.

Canada

Weyburn Mental Hospital in Weyburn, SK opened its doors in 1921 and closed (as the Souris Valley Hospital) in 2005. From the 1940s to 1971 it took part in controversial treatments for mental illness including lobotomy and electro shock therapy. It was also famous for its pioneering experiments with LSD in the 1950s and 60s. Dr. Humphrey Osmond, who coined the term "psychedelic" performed several experiments with patients and university students. In its heyday, the Weyburn was a well-equipped, self-sufficient health facility. Some complained that it was even better equipped than the local hospital. This x-ray machine [system component] would have been the workhorse for the institution. It was still in use after the building shut down a few years ago. It does not have direct ties to the more controversial history at Weyburn, but in colour and design, mirrored the institutional interior of Weyburn. Much of the old equipment and supplies went to developing countries when the shut-down occurred and some went to the University of Regina theatrical department. [Ref. 1]

Fonction

Inconnu

Technique

Table for a durable x-ray, fluoroscopic machine used for many purposes. It was part of a new generation of fluoroscopic technology following the invention of large image intensifiers in 1953. With these photomultiplier tubes, ordinary movie cameras could capture the moving pictures of the fluoroscopic images. Contrast agents such as barium would have been used to see bodily processes in real time. {ref. 1]

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Silver metal plate on one end reads "PICKER X-RAY CORPORATION/ WAITE MFG. DIVISION/ [Canadian Safety Standards logo]/ CAT. NO. 1235B/ SERIAL NO. 207/ 115 V.A.C. 50-60 CPS A 15/ CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A.". White decal beside mfr's plate reads "WIRE ROPE INSPECTION RECORD/ FIRST INSPECTION 3 YEARS AFTER/ INSTALLATION - YEARLY THEREAFTER/ T32-619/ INSPECTED BY"/ DATE: MO. & YR.". Decal on cassette slider [under table top] reads "SUPER-SPEED/ Recipromatic". Extensive patent listing printed on plate [?] fixed to inside of end panel. [NB: inaccessible at time of cataloguing]. Scale 90-0-90 indicating bed/table angle is labelled at 15-degree intervals.

Manque

Unknown.

Fini

Metal housing painted drab green; silver metal and synthetic [and/or rubber ?] trim and minor fittings; light grey synthetic coverings on electrical cables; clear synthetic window over bed angle setting scale; light grey and off-white mottled pattern arborite [?] tabletop.

Décoration

S/O