Scaler

Item Information

Title:
Scaler
Description:
This instrument was part of an ornamental set of scalers, mirrors, and a turnkey belonging to Thomas B. Hitchcock, former Dean of the Dental School. Scaler with carved pearl handle, inlaid with garnet, formerly belonging to Thomas B. Hitchcock
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Harvard Dental School Museum Collection
Harvard Dental School Museum Collection (HDSM 1840)
Series:
Harvard Dental School Museum Collection
Subjects:
Harvard University. Dental School. Museum
Harvard University. Dental School
Dentistry
Hitchcock, Thomas Barnes, 1839-1874
Dental instruments and apparatus
Extent:
1 scaler
Link to Item:
https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6503
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Gift of Frederick H. Hitchcock and Thomas B. Hitchcock to the Harvard Dental School Museum, 1914
Notes (date):
Undated
Identifier:
HDSM 1840
DigID0002321