Dental spittoon

Made:: 1890-1920

Dental spittoon, with fountain, for attachment to dental chair, English, early 20th century

Details

Category:: Dentistry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A632996

Materials:: bowl, glass, fittings, brass, fittings, iron and tubes, rubber, reinforced

Measurements:: bowl: diameter 312 mm
bowl: height 105 mm

type:: dental spittoons

credit:: Kirsch, J.A.C.

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Parts

Dental spittoon

Glass metal bowl with floral decoration, tubing and metal bracket, part of dental spittoon

Measurements:: bowl: 105 mm 312 mm, 4.85 kg

Materials:: glass , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , iron and rubber (reinforced)

Object Number:: A632996/1

type:: dental spittoons

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Dental spittoon

Rectangular metal part of dental spittoon with 2 circular holes and 1 oblong hole, with four screw holes and metal attachment with rounded silvered top

Measurements:: bowl: diameter 312 mm
bowl: height 105 mm

Materials:: glass , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , iron and rubber (reinforced)

Object Number:: A632996/2

type:: dental spittoons

Dental spittoon

5 metal pieces of dental spittoon, consisting of one silver curved metal tube, 1 silver cylindrical piece with rectangular perforations, one silver bowl shape with circular handle, 1 metal piece with 2 screw holes and beige metal painted piece