Museum / Archive

Forge and Anvil Museum

Collection

Sparta Museum Inventory

Artifact Type

Microscope Slides

Description Level

Item

Number of Artifacts

5

Description

These microscope slides were found by Mary-Ann Wrone on an overhead beam during a renovation of her home (6221 Quaker Rd). Her house used to belong to Dr. Lee Elliot, a throat, eyes, and ears specialist. However, the slides appear to belong to Dr. G. A. Shannon as his name is recorded on two of the five slides. Three of the slides seem to have come from the University of Toronto's Biological Department and Pathology Lab. It is unknown what these specimens were used for. Perhaps some were for educational purposes (i.e. One appears to be a cross section of a fatty liver) or perhaps Dr. Shannon sent samples into the pathology lab to be analyzed. Overall, the slides are in poor condition with the stain leaking out of one. One slide is blank.

Material

Biological samples

Glass

Category

Medical & Psychological T&E

Medical artifact

Sub-category

Medical Accessories

Subject of Image

medical equipment

Accession Number

2022.010.001

Artifact Number

2022.010.001

Storage Location

Sparta Old Church Museum

Date Range

1888

Origin City

Toronto

Origin Province

Ontario

Origin Country

Canada

Manufacturer

University of Toronto's Biological Department and Pathology Lab

Manufacturer City

Toronto

Manufacturer Province

Ontario

Manufacturer Country

Canada

Municipal Origin

Toronto

Item History

These microscope slides were found and donated by Mary-Ann Wrone on an overhead beam during a renovation of her home (6221 Quaker Rd). Her house used to belong to Dr. Lee Elliot, a throat, eyes, and ears specialist. However, the slides appear to belong to Dr. G. A. Shannon as his name is recorded on two of the five slides. Three of the slides seem to have come from the University of Toronto's Biological Department and Pathology Lab.

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