Dish, staining

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OBJECT TYPE: RECTANGULAR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0253.001

MANUFACTURER: Wheaton, T.C. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Millville, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 6.7 cm
Height: 11.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Biochemistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Wheaton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Millville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM LABORATORY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS.
Function: SPECIALIZED DISH USED TO HOLD MICROSCOPE SLIDES DURING PROCESS OF STAINING TO ENHANCE VISUAL CONTRAST OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS ON SLIDE. THESE DISHES COULD ALSO BE USED AS DEVELOPMENT CHAMBERS IN THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC), TO HOLD GLASS PLATES WITH SAMPLES WHICH WER TO BE TREATED WITH SOLVENT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BIOCHEMISTRY EQUIPMENT USED IN LABORATORY. IN TLC, THIS SIZE CHAMBER IS TYPICALLY USED FOR TEACHING PURPOSES IN UNDERGRADUATE LABS. LARGER PLATES AND CHAMBERS EXIST FOR MORE SAMPLES & KNOWNS TO BE TESTED SIDE BY SIDE. THIS SMALL SCALE WORK COULD ALSO BE USED TO FOLLOW SEPARATION PROGRESS OF SAMPLE DOWN COLUMN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS ON.1 "T.C. WHEATON CO./ MILLVILLE, N.J. U.S.A.", & ON.2-.3 "T.C.W. CO./ U.S.A."
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT
Decoration: N/A

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Wheaton, T.C. Co., Dish, staining, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0253, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.0253.001/

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