Summary
X-Ray Cassette and Holder - Watson Victor, 'Model 177', Circa 1950. Made: Watson Victor Limited Watvic. Used at Aradale Mental Hospital, Ararat, Victoria Australia.
Physical Description
X-ray cassette and holder with 2 x 1 metre rods, joined at each end by shallow U-shaped bracket (2 screw holes). Cassettes held in square iron frame (painted black and with 2 curved diagonals) which has tracks top and bottom into which cassette slides. Height can be adjusted by sliding holder up or down vertical rods. Cassette is stain steel tray with thick sides and flat hinged lid, re-inforced by thick metal frame with network of diagonal bars and 2 swivelling shafts across centre which lock in to catches on either side of base. Lid has leather strip handle and hinges and is lined with felt. (Cassette is jammed in holder by 1 securing shaft which is badly bent.)
Significance
Example of medical equipment used in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Aradale Mental Hospital (Ararat Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
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Place & Date Used
Aradale Mental Hospital (Ararat Asylum), Ararat, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1950
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Inscriptions
Engraved: KODAK Model 177/cassette holder/serial No. 300/Watson Victor/Limited/Australia/and/New Zealand.
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
36 cm (Length), 13 cm (Width), 114 cm (Height)
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References
Information written on accompanying X-ray material.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Psychiatric Hospitals, X-Ray Equipment, Making History - Psych Services
