General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass slide and cover slip, paper label, biological sample of a spider, a resin (possible) glue and a metal ring

Dimensions

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

Length

7.6 cm

Width

2.6 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

Baker

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1895-1954

Canada

This is an extremely rare of collection documenting the work and processes of a slide preparer, C.R. Percival. Slide preparation is the foundation of microscopy and its images and yet seldom has this kind of history been told, and almost never preserved in material form. C.R. Percival had learned the art and science of slide preparation in England at the turn of the century. He then took up the trade in Toronto where he spent the majority of his life. Above all, this collection provides a comprehensive understanding of the multilayered material, scientific, artisanal, commercial and social processes behind the production of microscopic images. In an era when people and especially students take for granted the creation of scientific imagery, this collection documents in rich, well preserved historical detail the means microscopic images are created (and interpreted) within particular historic conditions. The Canadian and British provenance for this collection is very well-documented back to C.R. Percival. (From Acquisition Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Function

A glass slide prepared for examining a specimen under a microscope.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On the first blue label on the proper top: "C. BAKER,/ Spider/ Heads/ (Canadian)/ OPTICIAN."/ On the small round label on the proper top of the slide: "185"/ On the second blue label on the proper top: "244 H. HOLBORN,/ LONDON, W.C."

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Clear glass slide labelled with two blue paper labels with blue ink handwriting on one and black trim and printing on both. There is also a smaller round beige paper label with a black ink handwritten number. On the slide is a reddish brown mass set in a clear, colourless substance inside of a raised cell. The cell is covered with a clear glass cover slip and sealed around the outside with a shiny black material. On the proper bottom, there appears to be a ring of silver- or brass-coloured metal.

Decoration

N/A