automatic laboratory microtome
Date1935-1945
Inventory Number1999-1-0092
ClassificationMicrotome
Subject
Maker
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
1853-present
Owner
J. Woodland Hastings
1927 - 2014
User
Biological Laboratories, Harvard University
founded 1932
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsmicrotome: 21.5 × 36 × 21.7 cm (8 7/16 × 14 3/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
case: 27.7 × 39.8 × 28.2 cm (10 7/8 × 15 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
case: 27.7 × 39.8 × 28.2 cm (10 7/8 × 15 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriescase
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DescriptionThis is a Bausch & Lomb automatic laboratory microtome. It is has a rectangular base with a metal pan, a feeding mechanism, a calibrated selector of thickness, and a knife block with a clamping screw. The knife is missing. This instrument can be operated automatically, or manually by means of a hand lever.
A wooden box for storage is provided. It has dovetailed wood. An indentation on the left and right sides serves as a handle.
A wooden box for storage is provided. It has dovetailed wood. An indentation on the left and right sides serves as a handle.
Signedon metal label: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.
B & L [in prism]
Inscribedserial number: 10938
Curatorial RemarksAn earlier version of this microtome appears in the 1929 Bausch & Lomb catalagoue.
FunctionThis instrument is used to obtain 2 to 36 micron thick sections of biological specimens.
ProvenanceProfessor J. Woodland Hastings, Harvard Biological Laboratories; transfer to CHSI, December 10, 1999.
Historical AttributesThis microtome was used by Professor W. Hastings's lab, Harvard University.
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Date: 1937-1947
Object number: 1919
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Date: 1937-1947
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Accessories: case
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Accessories: case
Object number: 1996-1-0287
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Date: 1937-1947
Accessories: case
Object number: 1996-1-0283