Double-claw dental extracting key

Maker
1. Wood & Son
2. Fergusen
Date
Circa 1840
 Description
This is a typical two-claw dental extracting key with an ivory handle. The key has a highly polished steel body with beautifully finished claws. It has sharp angles on the shank, with a hole through the body 6.5 cm and 1.0 mm in diameter with a concealed spring. The knob can be withdrawn to make quick changes of claws. The anvil is held by a screw. This is a precision instrument. The drilling of the 1.0 mm hole would present problems today.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1840
Measurements
15.0 x 9.0 cm
Accession Number
HFA653
Credit Line
courtesy The Australian College of Dentistry, 1963
Inscriptions
inscriptions ▫ WOOD & SON
inscriptions ▫ FERGUSON
Object Type
instruments
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Clinical Oral Surgery
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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