Carbon dioxide freezing microtome

Made:
1960 in Wetzlar

Carbon dioxide freezing microtome, automatic, made by Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar, German, circa 1960

Details

Category:
Microbiology
Object Number:
1984-600
Materials:
steel and plastic
Measurements:
approx: length 280 mm
approx: height 250 mm
type:
microtome
credit:
University of Oxford

Parts

Carbon dioxide freezing microtome

Carbon dioxide freezing microtome

Carbon dioxide freezing microtome, automatic, made by Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar, German, circa 1960

Measurements:
diameter 52 mm
height 80 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
1984-600 Pt1
type:
freezing heads
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cooling head

Cooling head

Cooling head, metal

Measurements:
diameter 34 mm
height 74 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
1984-600 Pt2
type:
cooling heads
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wood block paraffin wax object holder

Wood block paraffin wax object holder

Wood block paraffin wax object holder, metal

Measurements:
diameter 50 mm
width 80 mm
height 84 mm
Materials:
metal and plastic
Object Number:
1984-600 Pt3
type:
wood block object holders
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Carbon dioxide feed line

Carbon dioxide feed line

Carbon dioxide feed line, metal

Measurements:
approx: length 650 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
1984-600 Pt4
type:
feed lines
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Carbon dioxide freezing microtome

Carbon dioxide freezing microtome

Freezing head, metal

Measurements:
approx: length 280 mm
approx: height 250 mm
Materials:
steel (metal) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
1984-600/5
type:
microtome
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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