Hemocytometer
Object number2016.29.19
Manufacturer
Clay Adams
Manufacturer
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Datec. 1965
OriginParsippany, NJ
MediumMetal; Plastic; Rubber
Credit LineGift of Polk State Center
DescriptionRectangular gray metal hemocytometer.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2 × 12.5 × 3 in. (5.1 × 31.8 × 7.6 cm)InscriptionsTop has strip of plastic with eight cell images and text to the right, from left to right "MYELO.", "JUVEN.", "BASO.", "EOSIN.", "STAB.", "SEG.", "LYMPH.", "MONO", and "TOTAL". Below each image is a window with a three-digit counter.
Underside has silver sticker at right center with black text "PROPERTY OF / POLK CENTER / D-10802".
MarksMaker sticker on front at right, silver with black text "PRESS KEYS ALL THE WAY DOWN / LABORATORY / COUNTER / Clay Adams [logo] / Parsippany, N.J. 07054 / Division of Becton, Dickinson and Company B-D".
Underside has purple stamped lot number at left "LOT 1182" and imprinted serial number at top right "202363".
Historical NotesHemocytometer used at Polk State Center. When Polk Center opened in 1897 it became the second institution in Pennsylvania built expressly to house and care for people with intellectual disabilities. The 2,000 acre site in rural Venango County allowed access to Pittsburgh via the railroad, but also isolated residents far from their families. Change in the care of people with disabilities over the past 100 years has influenced the lives of the residents and staff at Polk, as well as the surrounding community. This object is part of a collection that documents that important story.
Related institution
Polk State Center
(founded 1897)
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