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plans (part 1) for building the Elgbrant etching machine

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plans (part 1) for building the Elgbrant etching machine

Date: 1977-1984
Inventory Number: 1999-1-0041k
Classification: Biofreeze Automatic Etching Machine
Subject:
print material, cell biology, biophysics,
Maker: Daniel Branton (fl. 1962 to present)
Maker: Prof. Arnljot Elgsaeter (fl. 1971-present)
Cultural Region:
United States,
Place of Origin:
Cambridge,
Dimensions:
1 x 95.2 x 81.1 cm (3/8 x 37 1/2 x 31 15/16 in.)
Material:
paper,
Description:
This box contains a total of 61 blueprints, from the liquid He rotating specimen stage to the controlled inlet-outlet for N2. See the instrument's file in the CHSI library for a complete list of plan descriptions.

On one of the plans is inscribed: "Prof. Branton / 495-2685 / Harvard University".
Signedunsigned
FunctionUsed to built the interior of the machine.
Historical AttributesSee 1999-1-0041a.
Curatorial RemarksThe information on the Elgbrant was compiled by Mayako Michino. More details, including email correspondences with Prof. Branton, are found in the instrument's file in the CHSI library.
ProvenanceFrom Biolabs Room A-206, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University. Givent to CHSI by Prof. Daniel Branton.

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