Accession No

4152

Brief Description

6 knives for rocking microtomes, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., England, 1930 - 1970

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

laboratory apparatus; biology; microscopes

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

1970

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel); paper (cardboard and one other)

Dimensions

knife length 168mm; breadth 20mm; thickness 6mm each box length 190mm; breadth 40mm; height 37mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘Cambridge Rocking Microtome.
KNIFE.
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.
Cambridge.’ (paper label on lid of each box)

Description Notes

Six stainless steel microtome knives, each in original cardboard box.

Complete.

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