piston-type microtome specimen holder
Date: 1880-1900
Inventory Number: 1996-1-0318c
Classification: Microtome Accessory
Subject:
Maker: German
User: Harvard Medical School (founded 1782)
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
specimen holder: 4.8 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
gas hose: 7.6 x 11.4 x 14.6 cm (3 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)
clothespin-type specimen holder: 5.1 x 10.8 x 2.2 cm (2 x 4 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Material:
Description:
The brass specimen holder is shaped like a piston and is designed to push the specimen towards the knife.
A disk is mounted on a rod. The disk is grooved with a concentric circle.
A disk is mounted on a rod. The disk is grooved with a concentric circle.
Signedunsigned
Historical AttributesUsed at Harvard Medical School.
ProvenanceHarvard Medical School