Sinus curette

Maker
Gordon Carlyle Marshall (b.1913, d.1985)
Date
1941-1944
 Description
A mechanical scraper which can be pushed along a sinus closed and then withdrawn open to clean out any debris. Captain Marshall made this curette, among other items, while he was a prisoner of war in Ambon, Indonesia, during World War II.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
1941-1944
Medium
metal
Measurements
11.0 x 3.0 cm
Accession Number
HFA2217
Credit Line
Gift of Captain Gordon Carlyle Marshall
Object Type
instruments
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Clinical Oral Surgery
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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