M0019893: Three dental keys of various types

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Dental key modifications

Photograph of three dental keys. From left to right: a variation of type introduced by Savigny, early 19th century; a variation of type introduced by Benjamin Bell, 19th century; and a type with claw operated by a lever. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at unknown points and accessioned in 1919, 1920 and 1962 respectively (accession numbers R8754, R12147 and R218/1962)

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: R8754 and R

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.