Pocket dental instrument set

Made:
1837 in London
maker:
Down Brothers
Pocket dental instrument set

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Pocket dental instrument set
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Pocket dental instrument set, in tooled black leatherette covered case, dark blue velvet lining, six steel instrument heads, nickel plated brass socket handle, by Down Bros. London, 1937

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620267
Materials:
case, leatherette, covering, lining, velvet, heads, steel and handle, brass (nickel plated)
Measurements:
case: length 70 mm
case: width 89 mm
case: height 21 mm
instrument, assembled: length 131 mm
type:
dental descaler sets
credit:
Down Brothers