Merry's Dental Drill
Merry's Dental Drill
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- Description
- Charles Merry, a dentist in St. Louis who devised a hand drill for operating on cavities in difficult situations, explained that he did not seek a patent but gave his invention freely to the profession. The form was sometimes termed a Universal Spiral Spring Drill. In this example, one handle is ebony and one is ivory. See illustration and account of Merry's drill stock in Dental Register of the West 12 (Sept. 1858): 110. Dr. Merry took his life in 1859.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Drill, Merry's
- drill, mechanical
- dental instrument
- Other Terms
- Drill, Merry's; Dentistry
- Measurements
- overall: 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 1 1/8 in;.9525 cm x 14.9225 cm x 2.8575 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-08463
- catalog number
- M-08463
- accession number
- 218383
- Credit Line
- Gift of University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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