Microtome
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0517.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Optical Co., Instrument Div.
- MODEL
- 820
- LOCATION
- Buffalo, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 23139
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/ chrome/ glass/ wood/ velvet/ steel/ formica/ leatherette/ leather/ oak
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.1 cm
- Width
- 27.9 cm
- Height
- 21.6 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
- American Optical
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Buffalo
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Example of equipment used by researches to cut samples into thin enough sections. - Function
-
Used to section embedded tissue specimens for microscopic examination. - Technical
-
The microtome is well made and a long useful life of precision cutting may be expected when the microtome is given reasonable care.1 New more easily accessible lubrication points have been provided to assure longer life.2 - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Metal painted black crackle, chrome knobs & jaws
- Decoration
- On front end of the reciprocal shaft are 3 adjustments and jaw clamp; mounted on the front part of microtome are 2 adjustable jaws on a slide tract
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American Optical Co., Instrument Div., Microtome, 1959, Artifact no. 1973.0517, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1973.0517.001/
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