Dental Kit

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Description:

Seven steel dental instruments in a leather case with an inscription of Hermann Hernstein & Son. This case belonged to William Irwin Wolfley (1838-1892), a physician who served as a Surgeon with the Union Army during the Civil War.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Mrs. Elizabeth F. Wolfley, et. al.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-03131Catalog Number: M-03131Accession Number: 116996

Object Name: dental setdental instruments, setOther Terms: Dentistry

Measurements: overall, as stored: 1 1/2 in x 13 in x 9 in; 3.81 cm x 33.02 cm x 22.86 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8948-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_724275

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