Dental descaler set
- Made:
- 1801-1840
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LicenseDental descaler set, 6 instruments steel with ivory handles
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Dental descaler set, 6 instruments steel with ivory handles, cased, said to have been used on Napoleon's teeth while he was imprisoned on St. Helena, English, 1801-1840
Details
- Category:
- Dentistry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A113069
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, leather, covering, lining, velvet, instruments, steel and handles, ivory
- Measurements:
-
case: length 62 mm
case: width 112 mm
case: height 15 mm
- type:
- dental descaler sets
