Vitalometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0153.001

MANUFACTURER: Burton Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE HAS METAL FITTINGS; SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 8.3 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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TEST THE VITALITY OF TOOTH PULP.
Technical: SIMPLE DEVICE DEVELOPED TO TEST VITALITY OR HEALTH OF TOOTH PULP. ELECTRICAL CURRENT USED TO STIMULATE PULP: SENSATION OF WARMTH OR TINGLING INDICATEDHEALTHY STATUS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED, GOLD, & BLACK MFR'S DECAL ON LID INTERIOR READING 'BURTON RADIO FREQUENCY VITALOMETER'
Missing: 1 UNIDENTIFIED PIECE MISSING FROM CASE.
Finish: .1 &.3 BUFF & BLACK SYNTHETIC/.2 &.4 BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED METAL/ BROWN STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD WITH BRASS COLOURED FITTINGS
Decoration: .1 MULTICOLOURED INSTRUCTION PANEL, INCISED BLACK SCALE, MFR'S NAME IN RAISED LETTERING/.2 MFR'S NAME IN RAISED LETTERING/.3 ARTICLE NAME IN RAISED LETTERING/ RED, SILVER & BLACK MFR'S PLATE ON CASE FRONT

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Burton Mfg. Co., Vitalometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0153, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0153.001/

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