Dental key. A steel tool with a bone handle. A crooked rod of steel projects from the handle. Two hinged curved arms with toothed tips and a fastener are on the end.

ABDUA:18375

Dental key, later 19th century, used to extract teeth. Made of iron with an ivory handle. It has four hooks or heads each fitted on to the key by a screwed sleeve, and each is designed to fit around a different size and type of tooth.

Early: 1850 Late: 1900

ivory metal iron, L(overall): 145 mm L(handle): 94 mm W: 25 mm

Physical Object

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland

Acquisition Source: Duffus, George