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OBJECT TYPE: FREEZING/MICROTOME
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0177.002

MANUFACTURER: REICHERT, C.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Vienna, Austria

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 3.0 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: REICHERT
Country: Austria
State/Province: Unknown
City: Vienna

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1959-1968
Canada: USED BY A GOVERNMENT RESEARCHER WITH AGRICULTURE CANADA. MR. SETTLE WORKED ON ANIMAL NUTRITION IN THE HISTOCHEMISTRY SECTION.
Function: USED TO SECTION EMBEDDED TISSUE SPECIMENS TO APPROX. 0.005MM THICKNESS FOR MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD TYPE OF DEVICE TO OBTAIN SECTIONS OF TISSUE FOR MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE SECTIONS BY FREEZING PROVIDED A FASTER METHOD THAN THE PARAFFIN METHOD. ALSO IDEAL TO PREPARE SECTIONS ON TISSUE WITH A HIGHER PROPORTION OF FAT TO WATER. (REF.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS
Missing: N/A
Finish: METAL STAGE HAS DULLED GREY FINISH, CABLE HOUSING IS CORRODED
Decoration: N/A

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REICHERT, C., Stage, 1958, Artifact no. 1993.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1993.0177.002/

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