microscope slides
Datecirca 1903
Inventory Number1998-1-1097
ClassificationMicroscope Slide
Subject
Dimensionsslides: 2.6 × 7.6 × 0.1 cm (1 × 3 × 1/16 in.)
smallest box: 3.5 × 9.4 × 3.3 cm (1 3/8 × 3 11/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
second smallest box: 3.8 × 8.5 × 5.6 cm (1 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
2 matching boxes: 3.5 × 16.1 × 13 cm (1 3/8 × 6 5/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
largest box: 6.3 × 19.5 × 16.4 cm (2 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
blue board box: 22.8 × 30.2 × 5 cm (9 × 11 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.)
smallest box: 3.5 × 9.4 × 3.3 cm (1 3/8 × 3 11/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
second smallest box: 3.8 × 8.5 × 5.6 cm (1 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
2 matching boxes: 3.5 × 16.1 × 13 cm (1 3/8 × 6 5/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
largest box: 6.3 × 19.5 × 16.4 cm (2 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
blue board box: 22.8 × 30.2 × 5 cm (9 × 11 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionTwo larger and two small boxes of prepared slides. The large ones contain 45 and 17 short (1x2") slides of anatomical subjects, mostly labelled. The smaller ones contain 6 and 7 slides , 1 x 3" , all labelled. On 2/11/99 with letter of 1/12/99 from Prof. La Case to Will Andrews another case of 50 slides was added, all labelled: Searles Biological Laboratory / Bowdoin College and of anatomical subjects and marked:" Morse 97 ".
Historical AttributesNote with boxes: " Microscope slides of Dr. John Hinckley Morse, of the class of 1897. Given to Bowdoin through Alumni Secretary Glenn Richards by his son, Edward H. Morse of the Bowdoin Class of 1933.
Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University
Date: 1925-1940
Accessories: cardboard box
Object number: 1998-1-0896
Edwin H. Land
Date: 1955-1980
Object number: 2004-1-0264a
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS0505
William Henry Walmsley
Date: 1870-1879
Accessories: One objective: Tolles 1/10 immersion, 180 air angle, dated 8/20/1874, with canister (7 others are now in 1214a); 2 pairs of oculars; magnifier on base marked: J. R. W. /P...?, ME, ; polarizer; drawing prism; diaphragm disc; case.
Object number: 1214h
Scientific Shop
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: dove-tailed wooden box with leather handle and lock with key; two cardboard box es of labeled Kromograms; 12.9 cm x 25.2 cm x .2 cm piece of frosted glass with wood frame on two sides and small metal chain with a loop at the end attached to top piece of wood framing.
Object number: 1997-1-1463
A. T. Thompson & Company
Date: circa 1875
Object number: WJ1183