Microtome - General view

Torres Quevedo Museum
Madrid, Spain

It is noteworthy the collaboration of the Laboratory of Automation with Ramón y Cajal, who ordered some systems to Torres Quevedo. This microtome was ordered by Juan Costa, Ramón y Cajal's collaborator and it was specially designed to obtain sections of nervous centres.

General view of the microtome.

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Title: Microtome - General view
Provenance: Leonardo Torres Quevedo donation. Originating from the Laboratory of Automation in 1928.
Type: Mechanic device
Medium: Steel, bronze

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