Coplin Staining Dish (6)
notes: label: Description
content: Queen & Co., of Philadelphia, advertised a Coplin staining and preparation jar, of a new and improved form, in 1898. This grooved glass jar, which allowed microscope slides to stand separately in a staining solution, was designed by William Michael Late Coplin (1864-1928), a pathologist and professor at the Jefferson Medical College.
label: Description
content: Ref: Queen & Co. ad in Science n.s. 8 (Dec, 9, 1898): front cover.
label: Description
content: “Dr. W. M. L. COPLIN, PATHOLOGIST, DIES,” New York Times (May 31, 1928), p. 19.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: June W. Leonard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0689.09
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0689.09
label: accession number
content: 1991.0689
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coplin Staining Dishes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 12.1 cm x 6.4 cm; 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 11.5 cm x 7 cm; 4 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 10.7 cm x 6.4 cm; 4 3/16 in x 2 1/2 in