Taxacom: proper name for type of glass dish

Sat Nov 15 01:24:18 CST 2025

"cavity dish"

On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM Krell,Frank via Taxacom <
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> Hi John,
> I would like to know that, too. You mean what we call "Blockschälchen" in
> German.
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> I have never seen them for sale in the US, but they are very common at
> German universities. Every biology student used them, at least in my time.
> I never found out how they are called here in the US. Partridge (1927: 52)
> gives as English equivalent "glass block with polished cavity".
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> This is certainly not a trade name. Not sure if we are any further hundred
> years on. I bought mine in Germany a few years ago after years of
> unsuccessful search in the US. But if you don't know the name the locals
> call it, it is difficult to find. Anybody knows the English name? These
> Blockschälchen are great tools.
> Frank
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> For examining bug dissections in fluid I have a small 4cm square, 1 cm
> high, glass block, with a round concave inner surface. Its been more than a
> decade outside professional environments and I have forgotten the proper
> name for this dish so I can see about procuring more. I would be grateful
> for any reminder on the name.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> John Grehan
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