The "Snooper."
Dublin Core
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
Collection
Citation
Precision Radiation Instruments., “The "Snooper.",” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed April 26, 2024, https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/1086.