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 tooled red leather covered case, pale blue velvet lining, mirror in lid, six steel instruments, ivory socket handle, probably English, 1780-1840

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Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620839
Materials:
case, leather, covering, case, wood, lining, velvet, instruments, steel and handle, ivory
Measurements:
case: length 61 mm
case: width 84 mm
case: height 18 mm
instrument, assembled: length 125 mm
type:
dental descaler sets