Gum lancet

Gum lancet, steel, folding, angled head

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Gum lancet, steel, folding, angled head
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gum lancet, steel, folding, angled head, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Read and Co. of Dublin, second half 19th century

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618573
Materials:
steel (plated) and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 135 mm
closed: length 77 mm
width 12 mm
height 5 mm
type:
gum lancets
credit:
Snow, C.G.