Shoe-fitting fluoroscope

When Pedoskop ( from the Greek pedon, " soil" and skopein, " look " ), actually the brand name for a product manufactured by the Company in Milwaukee Pedoscope shoe fluoroscope, it was an X-ray device for checking the fit of shoes. In the 1920's such devices were developed independently in the United States and Great Britain. Busy is the demonstration of a shoe fluoroscope in 1920 at a trade show for shoe dealer in Boston.

That are presented in many shoe shops in North America and Europe Pedoskope served the promotion in particular with a view to buying shoes for children. The devices were therefore usually equipped with three eyepieces, so that parents and sales staff could check the fit of the shoes at the same time with the child. For to be guaranteed by the use of these devices fit was advertised to one with health arguments. On the other hand it was in times of economic hardship for many parents is important to ensure that the purchased shoes fit for their children. In part, campaigned shoe stores also so that you can check for free if worn shoes still fit. The customer and the sales staff were exposed to uncontrolled X-rays.

The devices were until the 1960s in the shoe stores, although very early after the discovery of X-rays were present medical findings about the health hazards and criticized the use of Pedoskopen in professional circles.

Today, so-called Podoskope be used to Fußdiagnostik.