/tags/xrays/ Recent bookmarks tagged #xrays Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:25:01 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope A fluoroscope was a metal construction covered in timber approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) high in the shape of short column, with a ledge with an opening where the child (or the adult customer) would then place his or her feet in the opening provided and while remaining in a standing position, look through a viewing porthole at the top of the fluoroscope down at the x-ray view of the feet and shoes. Two other viewing portholes on either side enabled the parent and a sales assistant to observe the child's toes being wiggled to show how much room for the toes there was inside the shoe. The bones of the feet were clearly visible, as was the outline of the shoe, including the stitching around the edges. The exposure time would have been around 15 seconds.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #at:aadl #fluoroscope #imported:pinboard #shoes #via:textfiles #xrays</p> Thu, 24 May 2012 02:58:41 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:21860 at:aadl fluoroscope imported:pinboard shoes via:textfiles xrays