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DRILL, DENTAL

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
FOOT OPERATED
Materials
IRON, RUBBER HOSE, NICKEL PLATE
Catalogue Number
P19720070000
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
FOOT OPERATED
Date
1903
Materials
IRON, RUBBER HOSE, NICKEL PLATE
No. Pieces
4
Height
138.5
Diameter
33.6
Description
EMBOSSED ON FOOT PEDAL- "SS" STILL FUNCTIONAL. COMPLETE WITH FRAME REPLACEMENT. "THE S.S. WHITE MFG. CO. MADE IN U.S. OF A." ON DRILL HEAD, "CASH & SONS ENGLAND" ON TANG. "U.S.A...PAT. MAR. 17.03. D.R.G.M. 189146" ON STEEL TOP OF HOSE. FOOT PEDAL AT BASE DRIVES PULLEY. CAST IRON BASE; PEDAL AND LOWER WHEEL PAINTED BLACK. NICKEL PLATED SHANK SUPPORTS LEATHER HOSE AND NICKEL PLATED DRILL. ALL SURFACES SHOW SOME WEAR. ADJUSTABLE SHANK. LEATHER HOSE WORN BUT RETAINS FLEXIBILITY.
Subjects
MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
Historical Association
HEALTH SERVICES
History
USED FROM 1914 TO 1940 BY DONOR, DR. LESLIE T. ALLEN. HE PRACTICED IN LETHBRIDGE FROM 1914 UNTIL RETIREMENT IN 1967.
Catalogue Number
P19720070000
Acquisition Date
1972-08
Collection
Museum
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