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The "Snooper."

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Title

The "Snooper."
Geiger Counter Model 108. A Precision Product.

Description

Typical of the inexpensive counters produced in response to the "uranium rush" of the early 1950's. The box is lettered with the blurbs "Safe to Use. Find Uranium Ore Deposits. Earn $35,000 Gov'nt Rewards. No Experience Required," etc. The "Radioactive Sample" is not present.

Creator

Precision Radiation Instruments.

Publisher

Precision Radiation Instruments.

Date

circa 1955

Format

Plastic Geiger counter, embossed with logo of atom and vernier caliper on the sides, with headphone, housed in original pictorial cardboard box.

Language

eng

Identifier

1220

Citation

Precision Radiation Instruments., “The "Snooper.",” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed November 8, 2024, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/1086.