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automatic rocking microtome

Date: circa 1900

Inventory Number: 1923

Classification: Microtome

Subject:

biology, medicine, microscopy, surgery,

Maker: Carl Reichert (1851 - 1922)

Cultural Region:

Österreich,

Place of Origin:

Wien,

Dimensions:

16.5 x 26.5 x 23 cm (6 1/2 x 10 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Material:

brass, nickel, cast iron,

Description:

This is an automatic rocking microtome. The instrument is constructed of cast iron and painted light green; screws, wheels, and various other parts are nickel-plated brass. The main frame sits on four legs, with the specimen holder on one end and the knife block on the other. The feed mechanism is at center.

[See early file card for further information].

Signedon knife holder slider: C. REICHERT WIEN.

Inscribedon knife holder slider: No. 1080 / 1 Zahn = 0.001 mm

ProvenanceErnst-Lewis Collection, Harvard Medical School