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

Inventory Number 85637


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Zoology, Oxford, in 1970, per Professor Pringle.
Primary inscriptions
Blade case stamped "THOMAS [TURNER] & Co / SUFFOLK WORKS. / SHEFFIELD ENG." and "TRADE MARK / [symbol] / ENCORE".
Physical material
Card
Object type
Case
Dimensions
Height: 166mm Width: 30mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 26g
Inventory No
85637
Accession Number
1970-41

Description

Card case for holding cutting blade. Case seperates into two halves.