Personal dental descaler set

Made:: 1780-1820

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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

type:: dental descaler sets

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