Personal dental descaler set

Personal dental descaler set

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Personal dental descaler set
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Personal dental descaler set, in rectangular red tooled leather covered case, black velvet lining, 5 steel instruments, ivory socket handle (inclusion), probably English, 1780-1830

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Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620838
Materials:
case, leather, covering, lining, velvet, instruments, steel and handle, ivory
Measurements:
case: length 53 mm
case: width 60 mm
case: height 16 mm
instrument, assembled: length 89 mm
type:
dental descaler sets