Sharpener, microtome knife
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.1229.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Optical Co.
- MODEL
- SPENCER
- LOCATION
- Keene, New Hampshire, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1255
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CASING, ENAMELLED METAL, STAINLESS STEEL MECHANISM, PLASTIC LID, PLASTIC KNOBS, ELECTRIC CORD ENCASED IN SYNTHETIC RUBBER, GLASS HONING PLATES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 69.0 cm
- Width
- 27.0 cm
- Height
- 30.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- American Optical
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Hampshire
- City
- Keene
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C.1973-1987 AT THE OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL HISTOLOGY LAB
- Canada
-
AN EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY USED IN ALARGE CANADIAN HOSPITAL LABORATORY C.1970. - Function
-
SHARPENS MICROTOME KNIVES. THE KNIFE IS LOCKED IN PLACE BY A KNIFE HOLDER & HELD AT A FIXED ANGLE TO THE HONING PLATE. HONE TABLE OSCILLATES SIDE TO SIDE & KNIFE IS STROKED AGAINST THE OSCILLATING GLASS PLATE. THE KNIFE IS FLIPPED OVER AUTOMATICALLY AFTER 4 STROKES. [REF. 1] - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF AUTOMATION OF A PREVIOUSLY MANUAL JOB. A PRECISE EFFICIENT & SAFE METHOD TO SHARPEN KNIVES USED IN MICROTOMES. THIS INSTRUMENT AUTOMATICALLY HONES THE KNIFE EDGE IN A SAFE DUST & GRIT FREE PROCESS. THE CUTTING OF HISTOLOGICAL SPECIMENS PROPERLY IS CRUCIAL TO THE STUDY OF PATHOLOGY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MARKINGS ON RT. METAL SIDE PLATE WORN OFF AROUND TIMER/ INCISED ON SIDE PLATE '1255', POSSIBLE SERIAL NO. COMPANY LOGO/ TRADEMARK 'AO' VISIBLE. LABEL ON FRONT LID TYPEWRITTEN 'TOP POSITION - COARSE/ BOTTOM POSITION - FINE'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL ON FRONT LID '[COARSE HONING USE] L' PLATE/ [FI]NE HONING- USE "CS" PLATE'/ PRINTED ON PLATE ATTACHED TO BOTTOM FRONT [CO. LOGO] 'AO/ SPENCER/ Microtome/ KNIFE SHARPENER'/ UNDER LID PRINTED ON PLATE 'FACTORY SERVICE/ KEENE, N.H.'/ PRINTED ON LABEL FRONT RIGHT 'DANGER/ DO NOT OPERATE/ WITH COVER OPEN'/ PRINTED ON LABEL FRONT LEFT 'PROPERTY TAG/ ASSET/ No./ 3-4615'
- Missing
- KNIVES, HONING ABRASIVES, WOOD INSPECTION BLOCK
- Finish
- CASE - BLUE-GREY ENAMELLED METAL; PLASTIC LID - CLEAR; BLACK PLASTIC KNOB; STAINLESS STEEL SIDE PLATE; WHITE PLASTIC CONTROL KNOB; ELECTRIC CORD BLACK, HONING PLATES OPAQUE GLASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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American Optical Co., Sharpener, microtome knife, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1987.1229, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1229.001/
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