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Instruments for removing salivary calculus

HC.J.10.X.15

Set of 10 instruments. 2 for scaling, 2 chisels, 2 pluggers, 1 double-ended burnisher for polishing teeth, a saw and two socket handles. All have varying agate handles and metal tips. 1st chisel: more red-toned agate handle and gold ring around the top of the handle and a more angled chisel. 2nd chisel: more orange agate handle with a gold band around the top of the handle. Straighter chisel tip. Double ended burnisher: brown agate handle with gold band around top of the handle. Double ended burnisher tip. 1st scaler: red with white speckled agate handle with a gold band. Scalple shapped tip that curves inwards. 1s plugger: octagonal handle with brown agate with orange marbling. Octagonal shaped plugger that tapers to a point. Object number inscribed onto tip. 2nd scaler: Orangey brown agate handle with black marbling at the base. Gold band at the top of the handle. Octagonal shaft that tapers to a point with perpendicular triangular head. 1st socket handle: octagonal reddish-brown agate handle with wider steel band. Octagonal shaft with blunt socket tip. 2nd socket handle: octagonal reddish-brown handle with longer agate handle. Octagonal shaft with blunt socket tip. Saw: brown and white marbled agate handle with saw. 2nd plugger: orange agate square handle with gold band. Longer, thinner tip. Object number inscribed on gold band.

Nineteenth century, mid