Dental key

Made:
1851-1900

Dental key, veterinary, steel and ebony, 4 spare claws, probably British, second half 19th century

Details

Category:
Veterinary Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654041
Materials:
steel and ebony
Measurements:
length 147 mm
width 93 mm
height 25 mm
type:
dental keys

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