Habsogany instrument box

Made:: 1840-1900

Habsogany instrument box

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Mahogany instrument box, originally the property of Dr. G. Hickman, containing a number of dental instruments from various sources, 1840-1900

Details

Category:: Dentistry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A60453

Materials:: box, mahogany and box lining, velvet, red

Measurements:: box: length 187 mm
box: width 79 mm
box: height 29 mm

type:: dental instrument sets

credit:: Baxter, W.

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Parts

Dental mirror

Dental mirror

Dental mirror, oval, concave

Measurements:: length 112 mm
width 29 mm
height 8 mm
mirror: length 37 mm

Materials:: handle, ivory and frame, german silver

Object Number:: A60453 Pt1

type:: dental instrument sets

Glass tube

Glass tube

Glass tube

Measurements:: length 61 mm
diameter 6 mm

Materials:: whole, glass

Object Number:: A60453 Pt2

type:: dental instrument sets

Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Scissors, steel, by Millikin, English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 113 mm
width 38 mm
height 4 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt3

type:: dental instrument sets

Lancet (folding)

Lancet (folding)

Lancet (folding)

Measurements:: open: length 125 mm
width 12 mm
height 4 mm

Materials:: blade, steel and handle, tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A60453 Pt4

type:: dental instrument sets

Spring clip

Spring clip

Spring clip

Measurements:: length 62 mm
width 38 mm
height 15 mm

Materials:: whole, silver, apparently

Object Number:: A60453 Pt5

type:: dental instrument sets

Chisel (made from bent loop screwdriver)

Chisel (made from bent loop screwdriver)

Chisel (made from bent loop screwdriver)

Measurements:: length 140 mm
width 23 mm
height 5 mm

Materials:: whole, metal

Object Number:: A60453 Pt6

type:: dental instrument sets

File (curved)

File (curved)

File (curved)

Measurements:: length 144 mm
width 7 mm
height 8 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt7

type:: dental instrument sets

File (straight, pointed)

File (straight, pointed)

File (straight, pointed)

Measurements:: length 135 mm
width 5 mm
height 3 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt8

type:: dental instrument sets

Carborundum disc

Carborundum disc

Carborundum disc

Measurements:: diameter 16 mm
height 1 mm

Materials:: whole, carborundum

Object Number:: A60453 Pt9

type:: dental instrument sets

File (strip)

File (strip)

File (strip)

Measurements:: length 66 mm
width 8 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt10

type:: dental instrument sets

File (strip, broken, 2)

File (strip, broken, 2)

File (strip, broken, 2)

Measurements:: length 48 mm
width 6 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt11

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 150 mm
handle: diameter 5 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt12

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, by Ward, English, 1860-1891

Measurements:: length 155 mm
diameter 4 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt13

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, by Ritchie, J & Co., English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 152 mm
diameter 4 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt14

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, by Ritchie, J & Co., English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 155 mm
diameter 5 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt15

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, by Ash, C & Sons,., English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 155 mm
diameter 5 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt16

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, by Ash, C & Sons,., English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 150 mm
diameter 5 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt17

type:: dental instrument sets

Dental excavator

Dental excavator

Dental excavator, steel, by Ash, C & Sons,., English, 1860-1890

Measurements:: length 153 mm
diameter 5 mm

Materials:: whole, steel

Object Number:: A60453 Pt18

type:: dental instrument sets