The Singer Micromanipulator

Maker
Singer Instrument Co. Ltd (estab. 1934)
Date
Circa 1950
 Description
High-power Singer micromanipulator in fitted wooden case with lock and key, made by the Singer Instrument Co. Ltd, 83 London St., Reading, Berkshire, used by the Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Patent Application No. 11559/48, for use under magnifications of 100 to 1000 or more.

Singer's 1948 paper, A New High-Power Micromanipulator, let the science world know that a new instrument was on the market.
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Object detail

Maker
Other Maker
0 - Whole
Date
Circa 1950
Medium
metal, plastic, wood
Measurements
28.5 x 33.0 x 26.0 cm ( box)
Accession Number
MHM2022.3
Credit line
Gift of Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, 1994
Inscriptions
metal plate:Pathology Department, University of Melbourne
Object Type
equipment
Medical History Museum Category
Scientific Equipment
Museum
Medical History Museum

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