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the Eeinhold-Giltay. This instrument is fixed upon an 

 iron stand with a wooden cover, after the fashion of a 

 sewing-machine. Its mechanical construction is upon 

 similar principles to the Minot, but more elaborate in 

 detail, and its working parts are compensated for wear 

 and tear. It differs chiefly from the Minot in the follow- 

 ing particulars : The feed adjustment is not by an advance 



Fig. 64. — Reinhold-Giltay Microtome : Mechanical Part. 



of the object, but by the sliding of the knife-block towards 

 the object by means of a micrometer- screw, the movement of 

 the object being restricted to the vertical direction. Pig. 64 

 illustrates the mechanical part of the microtome free from 

 its stand. It is doubtful if for ordinary work this micro- 

 tome is to be preferred to the Minot in its most complete 

 form. As its price complete is a matter of some £26, we 

 refer those interested to a full description by Dr. J. W. Moll 



