M0019898: Three dental pelicans for extracting teeth

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Pelicans for extracting teeth

Photograph of three dental pelicans. The item on the left is a steel single-ended pelican with two claws, 16th-17th century. It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1962 (accession number R189/1962). The middle item is an early 18th century pelican with endless screw for adjusting the position of the claws. It was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A500405. The item on the right is a single hooked pelican with wooden handle. It was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R8694)

July 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for two of the items: A500405 and R8694

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.