General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal and synthetic parts. Possible plexiglass over scale.

Dimensions

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

Length

12.8 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Height

8.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Atomic & nuclear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Woytowich

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Chalk River

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1960s

Canada

The inventor and builder, Mr. Walter Woytowich, worked at AECL from 1948 until 1977. He invented various nuclear apparatus such as this hand-cranked Geiger counter. He invented it in 1961 and had 300 produced in Japan in 1963. He never had it patented. Woytowich was born in Saskatoon in 1925, moved to St. Catherines, Ontario in 1938. He joined the Air Force after high School, discharged March '45. Took Grade 13 refresher course at rehab institute. Worked for English Electric until Dec '47. Came to Chalk River in Feb '48 and worked in Physics branch till Jan '77 when he retired.

Function

Hand-cranked Geiger counter for detecting radiation.

Technical

This Geiger counter was unique in that it was hand-cranked and did not need batteries.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Face reads: "ALGONQUIN"/ Scale under plexiglass (?) reads from "0 to50"/ "r[/]hr/ Japan"/ White print above button reads: "PRESS/ TO READ"

Missing

None Apparent

Finish

Brushed metal and black synthetic casing. Clear plexiglass over scale. Crank handle is metal with synthetic knob. Metal clip to hold on belt.

Decoration

N/A