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Type of Object
Set, dental
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1915-1920
Physical Details
Chayes Dental Paralellometer and Paralellodrill. Wooden box with name of instrument, manufacturer information, and patent date of 20 April 1915 stamped on lid. Inside lid of box has a detailed printed diagram of pieces contained in box, with each piece individually labeled. 32 pieces present, four pieces missing. Contents include chucks for bucco lingual sizeing mandrels, upright and distal extended sizeing mandrels, anterior sizeing mandrels, tube mandrels and screw drivers, and screw holders and taps; several related mandrels; two dies and a die holder; two taps and two tap drills. Includes a diagram showing proper placement of tools inside of box.
Dimensions
4.5 cm. x 26.5 cm. x 14 cm.
Medical Subject
Dental Equipment
Accession Number
1984.15.35
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Chayes Dental Drill Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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