Attachment 307183found a jospeh rodgers in the wild today and realized it is a microtome. i know the modern use is for cutting slivers of tissue for microscopic exam. but the machine is a bit complex to my recollection. were tissue samples just cut carefully with the SR razor looking microtome, by hand? did people shave with them during that time period? or was it strictly a lab tool? it was an interesting find. curious to get more info on them?