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Actions	Microtome knife Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.RA.1.3 TitleMicrotome knife CreatorLeitz (Manufacturer)‎ DescriptionMicrotome knife, by Enrst Leitz, mid 20th century. Used by Dr Ernst Levin (1887-1975), who came from Germany in the 1930s to work at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh with Norman Dott (1897-1973). The blade has a plane-concave profile, so possibly used for cutting celloidin blocks in order to make thin sections viewble under a microscope, otherwise known as histology. On the blade stem is stamped the size, b, and W.Wall (?). Production placeBerlin Production date 1933 - 1950 Production periodTwentieth century, mid Object nameMicrotome knife Object categoryHISTOLOGY MaterialSteel, Wood, Velvet, Silk Dimensions Blade Length: 17.8 cm Width: 3.4 cm Box - open Depth: 11 cm Width: 20.4 cm Height: 3.2 cm

Object numberHC.RA.1.3

TitleMicrotome knife

CreatorLeitz (Manufacturer)‎

DescriptionMicrotome knife, by Enrst Leitz, mid 20th century. Used by Dr Ernst Levin (1887-1975), who came from Germany in the 1930s to work at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh with Norman Dott (1897-1973). The blade has a plane-concave profile, so possibly used for cutting celloidin blocks in order to make thin sections viewble under a microscope, otherwise known as histology. On the blade stem is stamped the size, b, and W.Wall (?).

Production placeBerlin

Production date 1933 - 1950

Production periodTwentieth century, mid

Object nameMicrotome knife

Object categoryHISTOLOGY

MaterialSteel, Wood, Velvet, Silk

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