Dental forceps, which consist of a plier-like instrument with two handles with curved blades that are joined just below the blades; the handles are made of solid metal and are flat inside and rounded on the outside edges; the outer gripping areas of the handles have a cross-hatched pattern stamped …
Dental forceps, which consist of a plier-like instrument with two handles with curved blades that
are joined just below the blades; the handles are made of solid metal and are flat inside and
rounded on the outside edges; the outer gripping areas of the handles have a cross-hatched pattern
stamped into them; the ends of the handles are rounded; the blades are rounded and curved upwards
from the handles, then bend at a rounded 90 deg angle at the tips; there is a rounded groove cut
into the inside of both blades; the handles with blades are joined together wtih a round screw-like
moving joint
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Dr. John Wilbur Desmond
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The number "112" is stamped into one handle at the outside bottom; the number "31" is stamped into
the inside of both handles just before the joint
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E5-1
Dimension Notes
Length: 18.3 cm. x Width: 2.7 cm. x Depth: 2.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
The dental forceps arrived attached to a display board with wire and glue gun adhesive; the forceps
were dirty with a sticky residue when they arrived; there are a few corrosion spots on the forceps;
overall, most of the metal is undamaged; the moving parts move freely
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
Dr. John Desmond; "Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Max Wocher and Son," Wocher, Max & Son, Cincinatti, 189-, p. 139 (item 2) (see attached photocopy); CD #4