Minot's microtome, 1887
With stationary knife and block moving up and down, advancing at the top of each stroke, this was another original automatic microtome. The star wheel E determined the number of notches the wheel Z would advance the block.
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With stationary knife and block moving up and down, advancing at the top of each stroke, this was another original automatic microtome. The star wheel E determined the number of notches the wheel Z would advance the block.
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