General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass, paper and specimen

Dimensions

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

Length

7.4 cm

Width

2.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Slide entry is dated February 3, 1865 (Taken from 2002.1031.001.am.cs)

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former University Health Network [UHN] collection, Toronto, Ont. Log book (2002.1031) entry for slide reads "Elytron of Cyphus Bibber from Brazil.".

Function

Glass plate on which specimens are placed for microscopic examination.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

First label reads "Ely:/ Beetle/ Cyphus gibber/ Brazil", second label reads "142". Back of slide has the UHN handwritten number "X921.3.2I 4".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Clear glass slide covered in reddish paper with a gold pattern and a yellow border. There are two cream coloured circular labels with black handwritten print. Clear glass slide cover slip with specimen underneath which is secured to slide by a reddish-black resin. Back of slide has the UHN handwritten number.

Decoration

N/A