Dental pelican

Made:
1719-1750

Dental pelican, with deeply serrated convex bolster, single claw adjustable on endless screw from bulbous handle, German, early 18th century

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A3196
Materials:
complete, steel and ebony
Measurements:
overall: 25 mm x 129 mm x 25 mm, 0.064 kg
depth: 130mm
height: 30mm
width: 27mm
width: 89mm
width: 25mm
type:
dental pelicans
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust