microtome knife
Datecirca 1880
Inventory Number1996-1-0293
ClassificationMicrotome Knife
Subject
Maker
Wilhelm Walb
fl. 1842 - 1880
Dimensionsmicrotome: 3 × 1.9 × 20 cm (1 3/16 × 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.)
case: 5.2 × 22 × 5.6 cm (2 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
case: 5.2 × 22 × 5.6 cm (2 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriescase
DescriptionThis microtome knife has rectangular blade and a metal handle clad in textured hard rubber. The knife is stored in a wooden box covered in black buckram and lined with burgundy velvet and silk.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedmarked on silk case interior: J F
Curatorial RemarksIdentical in style to both the knife and case of 1989-0020 and 1989-0024.
Wilhelm Walb Nachfolger
Date: 1880-1890
Accessories: case
Object number: 1996-1-0288
Wilhelm Walb Nachfolger
Date: 1880-1890
Accessories: case
Object number: 1996-1-0289
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: case
Object number: 1989-0021
