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 black leather covered rectangular case, mirror in lid, black velvet lining, used by Col.C. Pearson, Ceylon, 1834, English, 1780-1820

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Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620854
Materials:
case, leather, covering, lining, velvet, instruments, steel and toothpick, silver
Measurements:
case: length 54 mm
case: width 58 mm
case: height 15 mm
toothpick, extended: length 75 mm
type:
dental descaler sets
credit:
Bourke, F.S.K.