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Left hand side: A639408 Pt10, Film holder. Right hand side: A655772 Pt6, Box of X-ray plates. Graduated grey background.
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Box of X-ray plates.
X-ray plates are used to develop X-rays onto. These German examples in a sealed cardboard box were part of a German First World War X-ray kit. Once X-rays had been discovered in 1895, physicians and surgeons were keen to use them to see inside the body without resorting to surgery. The plates are shown here with a film holder (A639408 Pt10).
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- Category:
- Radiomedicine
- Object Number:
- A655772 Pt6
- type:
- x-ray accessories
- taxonomy:
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- visual and verbal communication
- photograph
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- x-ray machine
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
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