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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/8 KEY
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0479.001

MANUFACTURER: Clay Adams, Div. of Becton, Dickinson & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Parsippany, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 103686
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF COMPOSITION. PAPER LABEL.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 7.9 cm
Height: 5.0 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: Clay Adams
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Parsippany

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS COUNTER PRESUMABLY USED C. 1960S+
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EQ. ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM APPARATUS DISCARDED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH) AND RELATED FACILITIES (IE. CLARKE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY) IN TORONTO. CAMH FOUNDED IN1860S AS PROVINCIAL ASYLUM OF TORONTO. (REF.1)
Function: USED FOR COUNTING JOBS IN THE LABORATORY WHICH USUALLY INVOLVED MICROSCOPE WORK. THIS EXAMPLE USED FOR COUNTING CELLS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF COMMON MANUAL COUNTER OF VARIETY USED IN LABS. WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MODERATE POWER OPTICAL MICROSCOPE. THE PAPER TAB FOR LABELLING KEY COULD BE CHANGED AS NECESSARY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PRESS KEYS ALL THE WAY DOWN/ LABORATORY/ COUNTER/ Clay Adams/ [logo]/ Parsippany, N.J. 07054/ Division of Becton, Dickinson and Company [BD logo]" printed on decal applied to lower right front corner of casing. Serial no. "103686" incised in base. Illustrations of cells labelled [l to r] "BASO.", "EOSIN.", "MYELO.", "JUVEN.", "STAB.", "SEG.", "LYMPH.", "MONO"; label also marked "TOTAL".
Missing: NONE.
Finish: MOTTLED SILVER & GREY BAKED ENAMEL FINISH ON CASING; RED AND WHITE MOULDED SYNTHETIC KEY COVERS, AND RED MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS ON RESET MECHANISM. OFF-WHITE PAPER LABEL BEARS COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS, AND RED AND BLACK MARKINGS. BLACK SYNTHETIC PADS ON BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Clay Adams, Div. of Becton, Dickinson & Co., Counter, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2001.0479, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0479.001/

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