Rocking Microtome Mounted Specimen, by Cambridge Instrument Co., English, Late 19th Century

Subject: Microtomes & precision cutting; Medicine
Item type: Object
Makers: Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd
Provenance: Presented by Dr. E. G. T. Liddell in 1937. Previously used by his father, John Liddell, M.D., of Harrogate.
Other inscriptions: An unattached handwritten luggage label was found among unrelated material which reads as follows: "Formerly the property of John Liddell M.D. of Harrogate. Presented by his son E. G. T. Liddell. [single pen stroke divides label] The block contains a specimen of human skin taken from a live patient (biopsy)". The label definitely relates to accession 1937-31, a Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company rocking microtome of 1893 (see Accessions Register).
Object type: Microtome
Dimensions: Height: 50mm
Inventory No: 67855
Accession Number: 1937-31

Description

Specimen of human skin taken from a live patient (biopsy) set in paraffin wax block.