Display of samples of radioactive and luminescent substances

Description:

Description of display of samples of radioactive and luminescent substances, Object ID 1994.0125.20

A framed display panel to illustrate the appearance of ores and compounds of uranium and thorium and phosphorescent media used for luminous paint. At the top of the panel is a printed heading: "Hammer RADIOACTIVITY and LUMINESCENCE Demonstrator", and in the upper right corner, "Hammer Laboratories, / Denver, Colorado"

(One of the accompanying] photographs provided by donor, Prof. Herbert Clark, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.)

The display consists of a cardboard panel, 8 ¾” wide x 4 ¼” high, carrying nine 1” squares of various radioactive and luminescent minerals with names and 50-word printed texts, plus one small (1/4” diam. spot of “Radium Luminous Material” and one spinthariscope-like 3/8” diam. well with a pin protruding horizontally into it. The pin is alleged to carry radium sulfate on its head. The panel is mounted under glass in a crude ¾”wooden frame, painted dark green, held in place by surely acidic cardboard and eight miscellaneous brads and nails in the back of the frame. The panel is slightly browned all over.

Date Made: ca 1920s

Maker: Hammer Laboratories

Location: Currently not on view

Web Subject: Science & Scientific Instruments

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Modern Physics, Science & Mathematics, Modern Physics

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Department of Chemistry

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1994.0125.20Accession Number: 1994.0125Catalog Number: 1994.0125.20

Object Name: display of samples of radioactive and luminescent substances

Physical Description: glass (overall material)wood (overall material)various radioactive and luminescent minerals (overall material)cardboard (overall material)Measurements: panel: 10.5 cm x 22.5 cm; 4 1/8 in x 8 27/32 inwooden frame: 2 cm; 25/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a74e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_472813

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.