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OBJECT TYPE: turntable/slide preparation
DATE: 1895–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2012.0106.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 34
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood platform with a steel (possible) pin

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.1 cm
Width: 8.9 cm
Height: 5.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1895-1954
Canada: This is an extremely rare of collection documenting the work and processes of a slide preparer, C.R. Percival. Slide preparation is the foundation of microscopy and its images and yet seldom has this kind of history been told, and almost never preserved in material form. C.R. Percival had learned the art and science of slide preparation in England at the turn of the century. He then took up the trade in Toronto where he spent the majority of his life. Above all, this collection provides a comprehensive understanding of the multilayered material, scientific, artisanal, commercial and social processes behind the production of microscopic images. In an era when people and especially students take for granted the creation of scientific imagery, this collection documents in rich, well preserved historical detail the means microscopic images are created (and interpreted) within particular historic conditions. The Canadian and British provenance for this collection is very well-documented back to C.R. Percival. (From Acquisition Worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Function: This object allows for a turntable for microscope slide preparation to spin on a post, while also providing a platform to rest one's hand while applying cement to the spinning slide.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamped into the wood at the base of the pin: "34"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dark, reddish-brown, finished wood platform with a silver coloured pin.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Platform, between 1895–1954, Artifact no. 2012.0106, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0106.002/

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