Re: Revigorator

[Peter Fundarek <P.FUNDAREK@utoronto.ca>]

On Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:32:10 -0500 JEW1%LRN%DCPP@bangate.pge.com 
wrote:
The Revigorator was a device designed to instill radon emanations 
through water as it was felt to be more healthful for the water.  The 
stuff you are picking up is likely radon daughters and such.  I cannot 
remember what the actual lining is but it was designed during the 
period when radiation was a fad and it was felt to be beneficial to 
drink water that had been exposed to this.  I have seen this device in 
books but never in person.  Any dose rate on the outside of the jar?  
If there is and it is significant, I would not recommend anyone use it 
for anything.


Regards,
Peter J. Fundarek
University of Toronto
email:  p.fundarek@utoronto.ca
phone:  (416) 978-2374
fax:  (416) 971-1384


The views expressed are those of the author and may not necessarily 
represent the views of the institution.

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> This morning a colleague brought in a ceramic jug 10 1/2" high, 5 
1/2" across 
> the top and 8 1/2" across the bottom. It has a metal spiggot on it 
and these 
> words:
> 
> Radium Ore
> Revigorator
> Patd 7-16-12
> 
> The Radium Ore Revigorator Co.
> 260 California St.
> San Francisco, Cal
>