Accession No

0015

Brief Description

microtome, by Booth Brothers, Irish, 1900 (c)

Origin

Dublin; Ireland

Maker

Booth Brothers

Class

laboratory apparatus; biology; microscopes

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, steel)

Dimensions

length 164mm; breadth 100mm; height 95mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Gifted to Robert Stewart Whipple by B. Legg in 01/1922.

Inscription

‘BOOTH BROTHERS
DUBLIN’ (stamped)

Description Notes

Wooden block with sloping ledges either side; blocks fit onto the ledges, one with a brass screw clamp with detachable steel knife; the other with a sprung brass clamp; tightened by a steel screw with knurled brass head, spare steel knife.

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