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Dental Drill, English?, c. 1830

Inventory Number 54543

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.54543

Subject
Medicine
Item type
Object
Provenance
Donated by Mr N de L'E W Thomas
Physical material
Metal
Ivory
Dimensions
Height: 137mm Width: 33mm Depth: 22mm Weight: 32g
Inventory No
54543

Description

Dental Drill, English?, c. 1830. Manually-operated drill with a 1.5mm drill bit at one end, a circular ivory handle at the other end and another ivory handle attached with a hinge that swivels round to operate the drill.

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