In our laboratory we have a Leitz Microtome which has a date of 1935.  It
looks similar to the 1212 only it is black.
We let the researchers use it and it gets a pounding.  With a little TLC
every month or so it keeps going.  It cuts beautiful consistent sections
even after all this time.  It was the first microtome I learnt to do
microtomy on in 1964.

It is "very" heavy in weight and to use and the arm aches after about an
hour using it.

Leitz produced a booklet "Scientific and Technical Information" Suppl. Vol.
1, 6
pp 185 -224 Wetzlar, November 1980.  The title was "A Century of LEITZ
Micotomes."
I am lucky enough to have a copy.
Very interesting!!!!!!!

Bill Sinai
Laboratory Manager
Tissue Pathology
ICPMR
P.O. Box 533
Wentworthville NSW 2145

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Subject: Re: Museum of Histotechnology?


> Don't feel bad, we have about six of the old 1940 vintage black AO
> microtomes( boat anchors) that were in use as late as 1986.  I know, I was
> using it.
> Rose
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Connie McManus 
> To: ; 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Museum of Histotechnology?
>
>
> > A museum of histoltechnology is a great idea.  we have in our store room
> an
> > ancient (i.e.  1940's vintage) sledge microtome and a regular microtome,
> > the knives that go with it, the sharpeners, etc. and other very old
> > equipment. why we have moved these ancient things from the old building
> > into this one I don't know... I wasnt' working here at the time *g*  Our
> > cryostats are also pretty vintaged out equipment... probably early '70s
> > Photos might be kind of fun, I can't donate anything (University
> property).
> >  Also, in my possession at home, I have an AO light microscope
(monocular)
> > that I suspect is a late 40's, to 50's vintage.
> >
> > EEEEEK! this is getting scarie!  it was in the early 70's that I was
> > trained and got my ASCP registry!!!
> >
> > just a thought.
> >
> > connie mcmanus
> >
> > At 02:02 PM 8/20/01 -0400, MTitford@aol.com wrote:
> > >Is there such a thing as a museum of Histotechnology somewhere in the
> > World or here in the States? The basic technique of sectioning and
> staining
> > has not changed much, but equipment and methods have. It would be nice
to
> > know some of these old pieces of equipment and other items related to
> > histotechnology were being saved for posterity. Items that come to mind
> are
> > Histokinette tissue processors, Freezing microtomes with carbon dioxide
> > cylinders, and the early immunohistochemistry kits from Dako and Immulok
> > that came out in the early 70's.
> > >I know the AFIP museum has some items but I don't know of any where
else.
> > >
> > >Mike Titford
> > >USA Pathology
> > >Mobile
> > >AL USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > tissue processors, freezing microtomes with carbon dioxide cylinders
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Veterinary Diagnostics Lab
> > Utah State University
> > Logan, UT
> > USA
> > (435) 797-1891
> > fax (435) 797-2805
> >
> >
>
>