M0018210: Brass microtome, 1850s

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Microtome used in the 1850's.

Photograph of a brass microtome of the type introduced by C.M. Topping, a famous preparer of microscope slides, in the 1840s. It came into general use in the 1850s. The thickness of the section was controlled by the micrometer screw. The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1916 (accession number R5007). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

August 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: R5007

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.