Filings of an alloy of silver and tin. Used to form an amalgam with a small quantity of mercury for stopping teeth
- Made:
- before 1889
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Filings of an alloy of silver and tin. Used to form an amalgam with a small quantity of mercury for stopping teeth, sold as Smale's Dental Compound
Details
- Category:
- Metallurgy
- Object Number:
- 1889-164/1912
- type:
- specimen
- credit:
- John Percy Collection
