Personal dental descaler set

Made:
1810-1850 in France
maker:
Unknown
Personal dental descaler set

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Personal dental descaler set
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Personal dental descaler set, in rectangular tooled red leather-covered case mirror in lid, velvet lining, 8 (of 9) steel instruments, mother of pearl socket handle, French, 1810-1850

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A463
Materials:
case, leather, covering, lining, velvet, lining, silk, instruments, steel and handle, mother of pearl
Measurements:
case: length 66 mm
case: width 119 mm
case: height 34 mm
instrument, assembled: length 137 mm
type:
dental descaler sets
credit:
Quiedville, P.