Shoe-fitting Fluoroscope, circa 1936
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Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes were first developed in 1919 and were common in shoe stores until the late 1950s. These fluoroscopes produced real-time, moving radiographs-- comparable to X-ray movies. Customers used the viewfinder at the top to see how shoes fit them while placing their feet in the X-ray chamber below. Many fluoroscopes exposed users to unhealthy doses of radiation.
Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes were first developed in 1919 and were common in shoe stores until the late 1950s. These fluoroscopes produced real-time, moving radiographs-- comparable to X-ray movies. Customers used the viewfinder at the top to see how shoes fit them while placing their feet in the X-ray chamber below. Many fluoroscopes exposed users to unhealthy doses of radiation.
Artifact
Fluoroscope
Date Made
circa 1936
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.190.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Mahogany
Metal
Color
Brown (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 46.5 in
Width: 22.75 in
Length: 33 in
Inscriptions
on data plate: Adrian Milwaukee, WI / Adrian / X-Ray SHOE FITTER, Inc. / Patented Jan.18-'27 Mar.8-'27 Sept.20-'27 / No.4955 Type AC / Volts 120 Amps.7 Cycle 60 / Sec. Volts 50,000 Mil.Amps. 5 / Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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