Needle guards

Maker
The Amalgamated Dental Co. Ltd. (estab. 1924)
Date
1890s
 Description
Typical Amalgamated Dental Co. glass tube with cork bung. Contains six soft metal guards of bright metal with fine hole in centre, through which a dental hypodermic needle would go. They would be used on a needle that had lost its original hub.

Object detail

Maker
Date
1890s
Medium
glass, cork, metal, tin
Measurements
3.0 x 2.0 mm
Accession Number
HFA2544
Object Type
accessories
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Clinical Oral Surgery
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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