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Dental Pelican, Mid-18th Century

Inventory Number 44664

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.44664

Subject
Medicine
Item type
Object
Physical material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 120mm Width: 100mm Depth: 25mm Weight: 77g
Inventory No
44664
Accession Number
1954-2/1

Description

Metal dental pelican used for extracting teeth. Named because of the tool’s resemblance to a pelican’s beak.

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