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What appears to be a urology examination table.
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foot holds?
A D Nilsen
Wed 08-11-2010
Love how chaotic everything looks.
Vacant NJ
Wed 08-11-2010
Looks very... intimidating...
Rekrats
Wed 08-11-2010
Amazing how much stuff was left behind. Gives us a glimpse into the lives of those who worked there or were patient there.
TootUncommon
Wed 08-11-2010
urology or proctology
eldokid@aol.com
Thu 08-12-2010
Looks like an old time X-ray machine.
Ferdy
Thu 08-12-2010
Motts nailed this. This is a very old (likely 1940's) era urology equipment. Urology systems have short tables and styrops to allow the specialist to work on the patients lower regions. The trumpet style collimator is a tell-tale sign of its age... at the time the radiographer would substitute the collimator depending on the size of the x-ray field desired ... This is where the term "coning down" comes from which is still widely used to describe the process of adjusting the x-ray field (these days there are lead blades controlled by knobs so no pieces are swapped to achieve the desired field)
Matt M
Thu 08-12-2010
Way too much clutter. I would be clostrophobic working in there
jackieB
Sun 08-15-2010
I think this picture has just about everything.

even a couple of pipes standin' in the corner -
rcm
Sun 08-15-2010
Thank you Matt for the information! Nice to have someone here who can explain some of these things.
TootUncommon
Mon 08-16-2010
Was the X-ray used for eugenics sterilization?
Mitch
Wed 08-18-2010
The urology lab -- all pissed away.
Devin
Thu 08-19-2010
this is so weird. why was all the stuff just left everywhere? was it closed down without notice or was there a fire or something? just curious.
scamp
Thu 08-19-2010
It was all left there because it was too rusty to reuse. It started costing too much to give all the patients tetanus shots before each exam.
Curt
Tue 08-24-2010
A D, I think I see the foot hold or at least what's left of it there on the right of the table
blackmarblearch
Tue 08-24-2010
...Lest any of us take good health in that area for granted... (ughh)
STL girl
Tue 09-07-2010
I see an alligator!

Anyone down for some Gator Golf?
Tucuxi (Chippy)
Wed 09-29-2010
Interesting colors in this one.
Saywardstudio
Sun 10-17-2010
You go to a lot of abandoned places.. do you ever take souvenirs, because I know some of these items have got to be worth something.
Hannerz
Sat 04-09-2011

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