Infiltrator, vacuum
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WAX
- DATE
- 1965
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0006.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LAB-TEK INSTRUMENTS CO.
- MODEL
- IN A
- LOCATION
- Westmount, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1-136
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL; GLASS OR SYNTHETIC WINDOW; BAKELITE HANDLE; RUBBER OR SYNTHETIC HOSE; SYNTHETIC CORD.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.1 cm
- Width
- 19.3 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LAB TEK
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Westmount
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED IN PROCESS OF EMBEDDING TISSUE SPECIMENS IN PARAFFIN, PROVIDING MOLTEN PARAFIN IN A VACUUM ENVIRONMENT. - Technical
-
THE WAX VACUUM INFILTRATOR ENSURES REMOVAL OF AIR VOIDS & SOLUTION RESIDUE FROM PROCESSED SPECIMENS. THIS IS ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO OBTAIN GOOD QUALITY MICROTOME SECTIONS OF UNIFORM SIZE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PARTIALLY OBSCURED MFR'S PLATE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METAL PAINTED GOLD OR PLATED/ CLEAR WINDOW/ RED HOSE/ BLACK BAKELITE
- Decoration
- N/A
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LAB-TEK INSTRUMENTS CO., Infiltrator, vacuum, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1983.0006, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0006.001/
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