Name/Title
Snook / Victor 10KW Instantaneous X-Ray and Radiotherapy MachineEntry/Object ID
2026.143.1Description
Snook / Victor 10KW Instantaneous X-Ray and Radiotherapy Machine with timer, Victor filament transformer, Kearsley regulator, and accessories.Use
It could make an instantaneous X-Rays and was advertised as making a better radiograph of a living heart than its competitors could make of a cadaveur heart...yet ironically was found in the attic of a morgue...(that used to be a Sanitarium). It weighs more than 1200 pounds and had to be carried to the ground floor down several spiral staircases piece-by-piece. The 200kV transformer alone weighs over 650 pounds.Context
Generously on loan from Dr. Daniel O. Cuscela. The machine is unique in that it has a synchronous rotary rectifier...because diodes of any kind had not been invented yet.Collection
Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy MuseumAcquisition
Accession
2026.143Source or Donor
Jeff Behary's personal collection, gift from Dr. Daniel CuscelaAcquisition Method
Loan
