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Caldwell Automatic Microtome and Blade Case, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, Cambridge, 1884

Inventory Number: 85637
Object Type: Object
Place Created: United Kingdom (England) Europe
Accession Number: 1970-41
Primary Inscriptions: Signed on a brass plaque: 'CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY 1884'. Reverse of cutting blade: "THE ROYAL [royal arms] NAVY RAZOR". Accompanying blade case stamped "THOMAS [TURNER] & Co / SUFFOLK WORKS. / SHEFFIELD ENG." and "TRADE MARK / [symbol] / ENCORE".
Provenance: Transferred from the Department of Zoology, Oxford, in 1970, per Professor Pringle.
Collection Group:
Material(s): Cast iron
Cu alloy
vegetal fibre cord
wax
plastic
paint
Wood
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
235 496 230 mm

Narratives

Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/85637

Blade Case for Caldwell Automatic Microtome, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, Cambridge, 1884

Inventory Number: 85637
Object Type: Object
Place Created: United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s): Microscopy  
Accession Number: 1970-41
Primary Inscriptions: Blade case stamped "THOMAS [TURNER] & Co / SUFFOLK WORKS. / SHEFFIELD ENG." and "TRADE MARK / [symbol] / ENCORE".
Provenance: Transferred from the Department of Zoology, Oxford, in 1970, per Professor Pringle.
Collection Group:
Material(s): Cast iron
Cu alloy
vegetal fibre cord
wax
plastic
paint
Wood
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
235 496 230 mm

Narratives

Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/85637

Caldwell Automatic Microtome, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, Cambridge, 1884

Inventory Number: 85637
Object Type: Object
Place Created: United Kingdom (England) Europe
Accession Number: 1970-41
Primary Inscriptions: Signed on a brass plaque: 'CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY 1884'. Reverse of cutting blade: 'THE ROYAL [royal arms] NAVY RAZOR'
Provenance: Transferred from the Department of Zoology, Oxford, in 1970, per Professor Pringle.
Collection Group:
Material(s): Cast iron
Cu alloy
vegetal fibre cord
wax
plastic
paint
Wood
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
235 496 230 mm

Narratives

Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/85637