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Detector, Radiation

Object number2013.120.3

Manufacturer Victoreen Instrument Company

Date1961

OriginCleveland, OH

MediumCardboard, ink, paper, metal, plastic, cloth

Credit LineGift of Mildred S. Sass

DescriptionPart of the Radiological Defense Kit. Rectangular, cardboard box containing a yellow radiological survey meter, two yellow instruction manuals, two blue cloth sachets, and a yellow strap wrapped in plastic wrap.DimensionsBox: 7.25" H, 9.00" W, 5.125" depth
InscriptionsTop: "2-D bateries / Largest".
MarksFront and Back: "RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY METER / OCDM ITEM NO. CD-V-720 / MODEL NO. 3 A / MFG. BY: / VICTOREEN INSTRUMENT CO. / CLEVELAND, OHIO C2S13".
Historical NotesPart of the Radiological Defense Kit owned by E. H. Kratz. Kratz lived in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania and was part of the community Civil Defense team. He not only built and stocked a bomb shelter in his back yard, but he also attended local meetings pertaining to Civil Defense and nuclear attack and ordered the radiological kit that was donated. This kit was for home detection. Donor Mildred S. Sass is Kratz’s daughter.

Previous owner E. H. Kratz

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