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shanked microtome knife
Date: 1880-1890
Inventory Number: 1989-0019
Classification: Microtome Knife
Subject:
Maker: Franz Hajek (fl. 1880-1890)
Owner: Henry W. Bradford (born circa 1855)
Owner: Fred E. Clow (1881 - 1941)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
microtome: 10.3 × 1.2 × 35 cm (4 1/16 × 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)
case: 3 × 37 × 10.8 cm (1 3/16 × 14 9/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
Accessories: case
Description:
A microtome knife with a long rectangular blade and a short slotted handle.
It is stored in a flat wooden case covered with blind-stamped black leather and lined with padded purple silk and purple chamois. The lid exterior is stamped with the owner's name.
It is stored in a flat wooden case covered with blind-stamped black leather and lined with padded purple silk and purple chamois. The lid exterior is stamped with the owner's name.
Signedstamped inside case: Franz Hajek Wien.
on sticker inside case: FRANZ HAJEK / FABRIK / CHIRURG INSTRUMENTE / WIEN / IX. BEETHOVENGASSE # 4
on sticker inside case: FRANZ HAJEK / FABRIK / CHIRURG INSTRUMENTE / WIEN / IX. BEETHOVENGASSE # 4
Inscribedstamped on case lid: Dr. H. W. Bradford.
on knife handle: 11
on knife handle: 11
FunctionThis knife is used with a microtome to cut specimens into thin layers for viewing under a microscope.
Historical AttributesThis microtome knife was obtained by Dr. Fred Clow of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire in the 1890s from Dr. H. W. Bradford, a noted Boston eye surgeon, who obtained the knife in Vienna.
ProvenanceDr. H. W. Bradford, Boston, Massachusetts; Dr. Fred Clow, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 1890-; Dr. Steve Pan; gift to CHSI, 1989.