Personal dental descaler set

Made:
1780-1860 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 wooden case, green cloth lining, mirror in lid, nine steel instruments with ivory socket handles, French, 1780-1860

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121586
Materials:
case, paper, covering, case, wood, lining, cloth, instruments, steel and handles, ivory
Measurements:
case: length 57 mm
case: width 79 mm
case: height 21 mm
instrument, assembled: length 115 mm
type:
dental descaler sets
credit:
Hamonic Collection