(a) Microscope slide box which is a wooden, rectangular-shaped box that has two metal hinges at the back and two metal clasps at the front; the inside of the lid is lined with a piece of paper on which are printed sequential numbers from one to one hundred, for recording the contents of each slide …
(a) Microscope slide box which is a wooden, rectangular-shaped box that has two metal hinges at the back and two metal clasps at the front; the inside of the lid is lined with a piece of paper on which are printed sequential numbers from one to one hundred, for recording the contents of each slide and to provide a complete index of the contents of the box; the bottom is fitted with a printed form of sequential numbers corresponding to each slide; the inside of the box has three built-in wooden dividers, sequentially numbered from one to one hundred, with notched grooves to hold slides apart and in an upright position; accompanying this case are (d) 83 rectangular glass microscope slides corresponding to slide identification; slot numbers stamped on wooden dividers; slides 54, 55, 58, 78, and 95 do not have labels affixed; slots 1, 2, 43-50, 81, 86, 87, 90, 93, 94, and 100 are without a microscope slide; there are two loose slide labels (b,c)
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - microscope slide box - Size: Length 28.4 cm x Width 18.9 cm x Depth 3.8 cm
b - slide label - Size: Length 2.3 cm x Width 2.3 cm
c - slide label - Size: Length 2.3 cm x Width 2.3 cm
d - glass slides (x 83) - Size: Length 7.5 cm x Width 2.6 cm
Dates Dr. H.G. Bird studied at University of Toronto, where he was required to make his own slides
Material
metal:
wood: tan; brown
paper: white; black
glass: clear
cardboard: black
Inscriptions
(a) Printed form on outside lid has the printed words "OBJECT REGISTER" and "INGRAM & BELL, LTD. Toronto, Ont."; handwritten on the printed form next to the corresponding number are the records of the microscope slides with the description: (1) "Lung Brown Induration"; (2) "Acute Pleuritis"; (3) "Myoma of Uterus"; (4) Chronic Mastitis"; (5) "Syphilitic Mesarteritis"; (7) Melanotic Sarcoma Liver"; (8) "Myeloid Sarcoma Femur"; (9) "[illeg.] {unresolved - beginning [illeg.]"; (10) [check mark]; (11) "Stump Neuroma"; (12) "T.B. Lymph gland"; (13) "Typhoid Gland"; (14) "Miliary T.B. Lung"; (15) "Perihepatitis (Glissonitis)"; (17) "Pneumonia"; (18) "Typhoid Ulcer"; (21) [check mark]; "T.B. [illeg.] pneumonia"; (23) "Acute appendicitis"; (24) "Chronic " [this is a ditto mark indicating "appendicitis"] Fibroma"; (25) [check mark]; "T.B. [illeg.] Wall"; (26) "Papilloma bladder"; (29) "Carcinoma Rectum"; (31) "Chronic Pass Congest Liver"; (33) "Inflammation Omentum"; (34) "Myeloid Sarcoma Lymph Gl."; (35) [check mark]; (36) [check mark]; "Salpingitis"; (37) [check mark]; (38) "Pericarditis (purulent)"; (40) "T.B. omentum"; (41) "Acute yellow atrophy Liver"; (42) "Infarction of Kidney"; (45) "adenoma breast"; (46) "Carcinoma [illeg.] of breast"; (48) "Treponema of muscle"; (47) [illegible]; (49) "Pneumonia"; (50) "Pulmonary Thrombosis"; (51) "Sarcoma Round cell of testis"; (53) [check mark]; (56) "Miliary T.B. of liver"; (57) "Miliary T.B. splien ["spleen" misspelled]"; (58) "Hypertrophice {illeg.] Liver"; (59) "Passive congest Liver"; (60) "Carcinoma Squamous of tongue"; (62) "Oat shaped straight spindle cell sarcoma"; (63) "Myoma of Uterus"; (65) [check mark]; (66) "[illeg.] Pneumonia Red Stage"; (67) "Prostatic cyst"; (68) "Acute Myocarditis"; (70) [check mark]; (72) "Silicosis (lung) Chr Pneumonia"; (73) "Carcinoma Squamous (74) [check mark]; "Caseous Pneumonia"; of lip"; (75) "Atrophia Ambrosis Liver"; (76) [check mark]; (77) [check mark]; (80) "Papillomatous cyst of ovary"; (82) "Pericarditis Exudate [illeg.]"; (84) "Osteochondrosarcoma"; (85) "9/17"; "Chronic Pancreatitis [illeg.]"; (88) [check mark]; (89) "Cylindroma"; (91) "Degenerated lung"; (94) [check mark]; (96) "Carcinoma [illeg.] of Liver"; (97) "Sarc small sound cell of [illeg.]"; (98) "Lymphatic leukaemia liver"; handwritten inside lid, "A1737. Typhoid Liver"; (b,c) two lone slide labels with the heading "PATHOLOGICAL DPT. U. OF T." printed on the front with the hadwritten number "77" on (b) and "58" on (c); corresponding numbers stamped on wooden dividers; slides 3 and 16 have the heading, "UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO NO. BIOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT"; printed on the front of slide 1 is the handwritten "3" and on slide 16, "16 Prostate Gland"; slides 4, 24, 37, 63, 64, 65, and 73 have the printed heading, "PATHOLOGICAL DPT. T.G.H." with handwritten numbers "4", "27", "43", "62B", "63", "63", and "73"corresponding to numbers stamped on wooden dividers; each slide label has handwritten numbers; in addition, (33): "TYPHOID LIVER A/1737"; (79): "94 SINAL CORD TABIES"; and (89) "SPECIAL CYLINDROMA 89"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F8-3
Condition Remarks
Bottom of case is falling out; outside surface of slide case has discolouration; edges of box are worn and loss of cardboard is apparent on slides of case; labels are loose on glass slides; #2: lid is loose.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments," Catalog JC-141, c. 1942, p. 751 (similar to 66435)