PRISTINE POCKET DENTAL TOOL SET
Stock Number: 9415
$1150.
For sale, lovely antique dental tool set complete with six dental tools for personal use, contained in a fitted case.
Dimensions
3x5 inch case (8x13 cm)
Circa
c. first half 19th century
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
PRISTINE POCKET DENTAL TOOL SET, probably English, c. first half 19th century. The 3″ x 5″ (8 x 13 cm) fitted carrying case is bound in fine dark fishskin and lined in red velvet. It contains the original complete set of six dental tools — knife, lancet, plugger, and three scalers of quite different shapes — all in polished steel with fine turned handles. Condition is excellent noting hairline cracks to the handles. An especially fine example of portable dental kit.
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Dealer information
TESSERACT
David and Yola Coffeen both have enjoyed academic careers, as planetary astronomer and as linguist/educator. But since 1982 (yes, 1982!) they have been full-time dealers in early scientific and medical instruments, under the name Tesseract. Selling primarily by catalogue (over 100 issued so far) they also have a web presence at www.etesseract.com, and can be contacted at [email protected].
