Personal dental descaler set

Personal dental descaler set, in sharkskin case

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Personal dental descaler set, in sharkskin case
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Personal dental descaler set, in sharkskin case, red velvet lining, 7 steel instruments, steel socket handle, reputedly used by Dr. William Warden on the teeth of Napoleon Bonaparte, English, 1780-1820

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Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620862
Materials:
case, sharkskin, covering, case, wood, lining, velvet and instrument, steel
Measurements:
case: length 39 mm
case: width 75 mm
case: height 20 mm
instrument, assembled: length 106 mm
type:
dental descaler sets