Dental Handpiece

Description:

Dental handpiece with a “Johnston Brothers / New York / Patented” and a “Johnston Brothers New York Patented Oct. 13, 1875, April 23, 1873, reissue May 8, 1877” inscription.

Ref: William A. Johnston, “Improvement in Hand-Pieces for Dental Engines,” U.S. Patent 169,003 (Oct. 19, 1875), assigned to Johnston Brothers.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Credit Line: Gift of Penwalt Corporation, S.S. White Division

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0752.63Accession Number: 1981.0752Catalog Number: 1981.0752.63

Object Name: Handpiece, DentalhandpieceOther Terms: Handpiece, Dental; Dentistry

Measurements: overall: 1 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 4.7625 cm x 19.05 cm x 4.445 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5576-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_723985

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