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Collection Item: Tooth Key
Basic info
- Collection
- Social History
- Object name
- Tooth key
- Object category
- Community life
- Object subcategory
- Public health and welfare
- Description
- A bone-handled and steel toothkey for extracting teeth. It converts from left to right hand by reversing the claw.
- Production date start
- 1790
- Production date end
- 1830
- Period
- Georgian
- Regency
Identification
- Object number
- YORCM : AA216
- Alternative number
- 142.35
- Number of objects
- 1
- Classification code
- 4.4821
- 1.4122
- Classification scheme
- SHIC
- SHIC
- ID
- 45000216
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Bone (Handle)
- Steel (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole length 14.0 cm
- Whole width 9.9 cm
- Whole depth 2.3 cm
