This object is a metal microtome blade stored in a rectangular wooden box made to fit two blades. There are remnants of paper labels stuck to the top of the box.
Accession Number: 2016.ihpst.33
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Primary Materials: Wood, Metal
Visible on a torn paper label on the top of the box: “Niagara Falls, NY”, Partly visible “LORI…”
On another paper label: “U. OF TORONTO PARASITOLOGY DEPT.”
Scraped into the wood at one end of the box: “#11050” “??? ??? Foundation”
On the inside of the box lid, handwritten: “#3898”
Etched into the back of the blade: “MADE IN GERMANY” Partly visible: “C”
On a sticker applied to the back of the blade: “U. OF TORONTO PARASITOLOGY DEPT. A18”
Box: Length=18.4cm x Width=5.5cm Height=5.2 Blade: Length=15.5cm Width=3.0 x Height=0.8cm
This device was used to slice specimens in a microtome.
Fair. The box of this item is scratched and marked, and its original label has been torn off. The blade is slightly tarnished and it is missing a corner on its sharp edge.
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