Personal dental descaler set

Made:
1770-1820
Personal dental descaler set

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Personal dental descaler set
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Personal dental descaler set, in shagreen case with red velvet lining, steel instruments with ivory socket handle, English, 1770-1820

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620831
Materials:
case, shagreen, covering, case, wood, lining, velvet, instruments, steel and handle, ivory
Measurements:
overall (closed): 16 mm x 70 mm x 57 mm,
overall (open): 58 mm x 70 mm x 84 mm,
instrument, assembled: 103 mm
type:
dental descaler sets
credit:
Hunt, H.T.