Slides & Cover Slips

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Lakeside™ Brand Standard – Our exceptionally tough Lakeside™ brand annealed glass slides are guaranteed to be warp-free, corrosion-resistant and perfectly uniform in all dimensions.

Microscopic slides and cover glasses are essential tools in microscopy that allow for the observation and study of minute specimens. These small pieces of glass are commonly used in various applications, including scientific research, medical analysis, and educational purposes. Microscopic slides are thin, flat pieces of glass used to hold specimens for viewing under a microscope, and cover slips are smaller glass pieces used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide. Both microscopic slides and cover slips come in different sizes and types, depending on the specific requirements of the microscope specimen being studied. This page outlines the different microscopic slides and cover glasses.

Below you will find an overview of our stock items and descriptions.

Stock Number
Description
445

Frosted End 25 mm x 75 mm x 1 mm thick

446

Frosted End 25 mm x 75 mm x 1.2 mm thick

447

Frosted End (2 sides) 25 mm x 75 mm x 1 mm thick

448

Frosted End (2 sides) 25 mm x 75 mm x 1.2 mm thick

450

Plain 25 mm x 75 mm x 1 mm thick

453

Plain 1-1/2" x 3" x 1 mm thick

454

Plain 1" x 3" x 1 mm thick

455

5.65 Frosted End 1" x 3" x 1 mm thick

456

Plain 38 mm x 75 mm x 1 mm thick

457

Plain 2" x 3" x 1.2 mm thick

459

Frosted End (2 sides) 1" x 3" x 1 mm thick

Stock Number
Description
460

Plain 25 mm x 75 mm x 1.2 mm thick

462

Plain 51 mm x 75 mm x 1.2 mm thick

463

Frosted End 1-1/2" x 3" x 1.2 mm thick

464

Plain 1" x 3" x 1.2 mm thick

465

Frosted End 1" x 3" x 1.2 mm thick

466

Plain 38 mm x 75 mm x 1.2 mm thick

467

Plain 2" x 3" x 1.2 mm thick

468

Plain 51 mm x 75 mm x 1.2 mm thick

469

Frosted End (2 sides) 1" x 3" x 1.2 mm thick

500

Frosted End colored 25 mm x 75 mm x 1 mm thick (available in white, blue, pink and yellow)

Lakeside™ Brand Spherical Cavity Slides– Our perfectly uniform Lakeside™ brand ground and polished spherical cavity slides are guaranteed to be warp-free, corrosion-resistant and perfectly uniform in all dimensions.

Our Cavity Microscopy slides with precisely ground and polished spherical depressions or cavities; and are also known as depression, concavity, or well slides. The concave wells are particularly useful for holding liquid samples and tissue cultures. Slide dimensions are 3 x 1" (76 x 26mm) with a nominal thickness of 1.1mm (varies between 1 - 1.2mm). Well size is 15mm diameter and 0.5 - 0.55mm deep. Available with one or two cavity per slide. Each slide separated by optical lens paper.

Below you will find an overview of our stock items and descriptions.

Stock Number
Size
Thickness (mm)
Number of Cavities
Size of Cavity
521

3" x 1"

1.5 mm

1

18 mm x 0.80 mm

522

3" x 1"

1.5 mm

2

18 mm x 0.80 mm

531

3" x 1"

1.95-2.35 mm

1

18 mm x 0.80 mm

532

3" x 1"

1.95-2.35 mm

2

18 mm x 0.80 mm

541

3" x 1"

3.12-3.22 mm

1

18 mm x 1.75 mm

Lakeside™ Brand Straight-Side Slides– Our perfectly uniform Lakeside™ brand ground and polished straight-side slides are guaranteed to be warp-free, corrosion-resistant and perfectly uniform in all dimensions.

Stock Number
Size
Description
521

3" x 1"

Frosted, One-Side, Polished Depression, Rounded Corners

Lakeside™ Brand Round Microphobe Slides– Our perfectly uniform Lakeside™ brand ground and polished round microphobe slides are guaranteed to be warp-free, corrosion-resistant and perfectly uniform in all dimensions.

Stock Number
Size
Description
458

1.006" diameter x 0.062" thick

Plain with ground edge

4581

1.250" diameter x 0.062" thick

Plain with ground edge

Lakeside™ Brand Cover Glasses– Our perfectly uniform Lakeside™ brand ground and polished cover glasses are guaranteed to be warp-free, corrosion-resistant and perfectly uniform in all dimensions.

Our Cover Glasses come in square, rectangular and circular and in a variety of thickness. Most are stock items, but some may be special order. Each are sold by the ounce and a minimum purchase of 10-100 ounces may apply.

Below you will find an overview of our stock items and descriptions.

Square or Rectangular Microscope Cover Glasses

Special Order

Nominal Size
Thickness Range
Available Square Dimensions
Available Rectangular Dimensions
#1

0.13-0.17 mm (0.005-0.007")

22 x 22mm

25 x 25mm

22 x 30mm

22 x 40mm

22 x 50mm

22 x 60mm

24 x 30mm

24 x 40mm

24 x 50mm

24 x 60mm

45 x 70mm

#1-1/2

0.16-0.19 mm (0.007-0.008")

22 x 22mm

25 x 25mm

22 x 30mm

22 x 40mm

22 x 50mm

22 x 60mm

24 x 30mm

24 x 50mm

24 x 60mm

#2

Standard Range

22 x 22mm

25 x 25mm

22 x 40mm

22 x 50mm

22 x 60mm

24 x 30mm

24 x 40mm

24 x 50mm

24 x 60mm

Circular Microscope Cover Glasses

Nominal Size
Thickness Range
Stock Circular Dimensions
#00

0.050-0.084 mm (0.0020-0.0033")

Special Order

Special Order

#0

0.084-0.130 mm (0.0033-0.0051")

Special Order

Special Order

#1

0.130-0.160 mm (0.0051-0.0063")

12mm, 15mm, 18mm. 22mm, 25mm

#1-1/2

0.160-0.190 mm (0.0055-0.0059")

22mm

#2

0.190-0.250 mm (0.0075-0.0098")

12mm, 15mm, 18mm. 22mm, 25mm

#3

0.250-0.350 mm (0.0098-0.0138")

Special Order