Red cell counting pipette with mouthpiece and tubing; the pipette consists of a hollow, cylindrical piece of glass with a round, open end and a tip that is tapered to a blunt point with a very small opening; the centre of the pipette has a bulbous, hollow section with a small red glass bead inside;…
Red cell counting pipette with mouthpiece and tubing; the pipette consists of a hollow, cylindrical piece of glass with a round, open end and a tip that is tapered to a blunt point with a very small opening; the centre of the pipette has a bulbous, hollow section with a small red glass bead inside; there is a length of hollow rubber tubing attached to the end of the pipette; the other end of the rubber tubing has an attached mouthpiece; the mouthpiece is made of hollow cylindrical red plastic with an open end that has a flared lip.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. B. N. Kropp; collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine collection.
The side of the pipette reads, "Bo 47956 A. H. T. Co PHILADA., U.S.A. // GERMANY A"; there are also increment marks and the numbers "101 // 1 // 0.5"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-11
Dimension Notes
Length 37.5 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The glass and plastic are complete and undamaged; the rubber shows some staining; most of the rubber tube is flexible and uncracked; a small area at the centre is starting to harden and shows fine cracks.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #151; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," by the J.F. Hartz Co. Ltd., 1960, p. 249 (5H-630, 5H-636)