General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass, paper and specimen

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

7.7 cm

Width

2.3 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Topping

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Slide entry is dated December 25, 1866 (Taken from 2002.1031.001.ba.cs)

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former University Health Network [UHN] collection, Toronto, Ont. Log book (2002.1031) entry for slide reads "Fossil human bone from Guadelope [Guadeloupe], put up by Topping for 2 inch & given me by Arthur".

Function

Glass plate on which specimens are placed for microscopic examination.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

First cream label reads "Fossil/ Human/ Bone". Second cream label reads Guadaloupe [Guadeloupe]" and third label "487". Mfr's mark on printed slide cover reads "C.M. Topping". Back of slide has the UHN handwritten number "X921.3.2U 12".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Clear glass slide covered in paper which is dark red with gold accents. There are two cream coloured labels and one blue coloured label affixed to the top of the slide with handwritten black print. Clear glass slide cover with specimen underneath. Back of slide has the UHN handwritten number.

Decoration

N/A