fluoroscope Shoe-Fitting
The radioactivity in the early twentieth century was closer to the amusement ride that medicine and technology. The popular belief not considered dangerous, and its effects were amazing and fascinating. Only this can explain the existence of this unit you see just above: the Shoe-Fitting fluoroscope, which was very popular in American shoe stores in the early the '30s to the '50s.
Your foot bones never shone so
The operation was so grotesque that hard to believe, was an X-ray apparatus with an opening at its base. Here the customer put his foot and operated the current emitted shock and could, happily, be the bones (as in radiography). It should be noted that there were three powers of radiation for the gentleman to the lady, and the naughty children.
A record of the time to record the results
was common to see this device in the shoe shops of the city's finest. When she looked through the hole (there were three to enjoy the spectacle as the client, his companion and the shoemaker or cobbler) were the bones and the contour of the shoe, so sure if it was we knew the exact number or not. Up here you have the card that was filled for you to take her home with pride. You'd be the envy of the neighbors!
All to the shoe with the dr. Scholl's!
The average duration of radiation was about 20 seconds, a figure surprising since there was only a thin layer of metal to protect the curious X-ray Anyway, it was a time full of innocence was amazed with the powers "magic" of radiation.
We again thank Paul Frame, of Oak Ridge Universities, for offering us this material. Find out more (and I warn you that it's worth) visit this link and find much more information on the fluoroscope Shoe-Fitting. Will one in the shoe store downtown?
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