Dental extracting key

Maker
Daykin
Date
Circa 1700
 Description
Made in the shape of an old-style door key. A single claw is held in place with a square/rose head nail as a rivet. It was forged in one piece and anvil/bolster fire welded. This key is probably the oldest specimen in the Dental Museum's collection.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1700
Medium
steel
Measurements
13.0 x 4.5 cm
Accession Number
HFA649
Credit Line
Courtesy The Australian College of Dentistry, 1963
Inscriptions
inscriptions ▫ DAYKIN
Object Type
instruments
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Clinical Oral Surgery
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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