Personal dental descaler set

Made:
1780-1850 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 green leather effect paper covered wood case, green velvet lining mirror in lid, eleven steel instruments, six being inclusions, no handle, French, 1780-1850

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121543
Materials:
case, paper, covering, case, wood, lining, velvet and instruments, steel
Measurements:
case: length 50 mm
case: width 78 mm
case: height 21 mm
instrument: length 58 mm
type:
dental descaler sets
credit:
Hamonic Collection