Vitalometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1228.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Burton Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- The casing is plastic/The wiring and parts of the electrode are wire./The sleeves containing the wire are rubber./The box is madeof wood./The mirror is glass and the lining is paper.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 22.0 cm
- Height
- 4.5 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
- Burton
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1940s+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
This unit was used to test the vitality of pulp in the teeth using an electrode and electrical charge. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1: 'VITALOMETER/BURTON MFG. CO. CHICAGO U.S.A.' appears in raised print oncasing/'ALWAYS START [-]/AT POINT ONE/DEPRESS BUTTON/HYPER SENSITIVE/ VIT[ALOMETER]/ANTERIOR (AVERAGE) ZONE/[-------]' visible on label remnant/ 'BURTON CAPACITY TUBE/PAT. PEND.' appears in raised print on tube/'BURTON MFG. CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A./PAT. PEND.' appears in raised print on wand.
- Missing
- Unknown
- Finish
- The electrode, wand and capacity tube are black./ The control wand is white plastic as are the connector ends./ The connecting cords etc. are black./ Slide button for electrode control is black and white./ Red textured paper lines interior of box.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Burton Mfg. Co., Vitalometer, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1984.1228, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1228.001/
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