X-ray machine

Made:: 1910-1920 in Waddon and Surrey

maker:: A E Dean and Company Limited

X-ray machine, comprises control panel, tube stand, spark coil, interrupter, resistor, table and accessories, by A.E. Dean of Surrey, English, 1910-1920, used by Dr JMH Macleod, probably for the treatment of ringworm of the scalp.

Details

Category:: Radiomedicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A639431

type:: x-ray set

credit:: MacLeod, J.M.H.

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Parts

Control panel for x-ray machine

Materials:: frame, oak , panel, marble , fittings, iron and fittings, brass

Object Number:: A639431 Pt1

type:: control panels

X-ray tube stand

Materials:: stand, steel and holder, oak

Object Number:: A639431 Pt2

type:: x-ray tube stands

Spark coil for x-ray machine

Materials:: case, oak and discharge rods, brass

Object Number:: A639431 Pt3

type:: spark coils

Interrupter for x-ray machine

Materials:: base, oak , fittings, iron and fittings, steel

Object Number:: A639431 Pt4

type:: interrupters

Resistor for x-ray machine

Materials:: iron

Object Number:: A639431 Pt5

type:: resistors

Oak table for x-ray machine

Materials:: oak, ? material

Object Number:: A639431 Pt6

type:: tables

milliammeter

Analog milliammeter, by H.W. Cox & Co., London. A mounting device attached.

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A639431/7

type:: milliammeter

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tubular glass component

Tubular glass component used with X-ray machine. It has a slightly flatten end.

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A639431/8

type:: component

Glass X-ray tube

Glass X-ray tube consists of a ball-shaped capacity, a cathode, an anode connecting to an anitcathode, and a regulator.

Materials:: glass and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A639431/9

type:: x-ray tube

Connecting cable in a sheath

Connecting cable wrapped under a sheath. The core metal wire has a pointy end, and a hook end. At the mid-point of the whole cable sees an exposed part of the wire bent into a hook shape.

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A639431/10

type:: cable

wooden rod-shaped component

A wooden rod-shaped component for an X-ray machine. A small hole is seen from one end and a small cap on the other end. Two grooves are seen around the rod near the cap end.