Dental Forceps

Description:

Patent model for William P. Tinsdale, “Dental Forceps,” U.S. Patent 233,817 (October 26, 1880). An inscription on the forceps reads “WPT INV.” Tinsdale lived in Pass Christian, Miss.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-04273.02Patent Number: 233,817Catalog Number: M-04273.02Accession Number: 89797

Object Name: ?forceps, patent modeldental instrumentOther Terms: ?; Dentistry

Measurements: overall: 1 in x 6 7/8 in x 2 in; 2.54 cm x 17.4625 cm x 5.08 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7ca8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_728638

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