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OBJECT TYPE: SLIDING
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1228.001

MANUFACTURER: Leitz, Ernst GmbH
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Wetzlar, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 24985
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ENAMELLED METAL BODY/ STAINLESS STEEL [?] CLAMPS/ SYNTHETIC WHEEL, KNOBS, & KNIFE HOLDER PARTS/ BRASS [?] MECHANISM/ POSSIBLE CHROME PLATED PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 17.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Leitz
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Wetzlar

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C.1973-1987
Canada: AN EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN A LARGE CANADIAN HOSPITAL LABORATORY C.1970
Function: USED TO SECTION EMBEDDED TISSUE SPECIMENS FOR MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. IT CAN BE SET TO CUT FROM 5-50 MICRON THICKNESS. FREEZING UNIT WAS USED WITH THIS MICROTOME TO PROVIDE QUICK SECTIONS & RAPID DIAGNOSIS. ALSO SOME TISSUE WITH HIGH FAT OR WATER COMPONENTS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR PROCESSING BY PARAFFIN METHODS.
Technical: FREEZING MICROTOMES PROVIDED THE MEANS TO PROCESS A SURGICALTISSUE SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY. A PATHOLOGIST COULD THEN PROVIDE THE DIAGNOSIS TO THE SURGICAL TEAM & THE DECISION OF HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE PATIENT WAS MADE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN DARK BROWN ON BOTTOM FRONT OF UNIT 'Leitz'/ PRINTED ON GREEN DECAL [COMPANY LOGO] '[TO]ORONTO/ [?]RVETH LTD.'/ EMBOSSED IN DARK BROWN ON TOP FRONT OF UNIT 'Ernst Leitz Gmbh/ Wetzlar Germany/ 24985'/ EMBOSSED ON METAL, A SCALE IN MICRONS FROM 0-50/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON TOP OF UNIT 'Hist Discard'/ ENGRAVED ON BOTTOM OF STAINLESS STEEL FEET 'Ernst Leitz Wetzlar'/ SMALL SCALE ENGRAVED ON PLATE ATTACHED TO KNIFE HOLDER
Missing: KNIVES, OBJECT DISC.
Finish: ENAMELLED METAL BODY IS CREAM COLOURED/ STAINLESS STEEL CLAMPS ARE DULLED SILVER COLOUR/ SYNTHETIC WHEEL, KNOBS & FEET COLOURED BLACK/ KNIFE HOLDER HAS SYNTHETIC PART COLOURED RED/ BRASS IS DARKENED/ SOME PARTS HAVE SHINY CHROME-LIKE FINISH/ FEET ARE POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL
Decoration: N/A

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Leitz, Ernst GmbH, Microtome, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1987.1228, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1228.001/

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