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Dental Hook
Dental Hook
Dental Hook

Dental Hook

Dateca. 1950
Mediummetal
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 1/2 in., 3/16 in. (13.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.5 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. John Roberts
Object numberPC1999.87.118
DescriptionThis object is a small dental hook used for a variety of dental procedures. The object has a slender, rectangular handle with a manufacturer's mark reading "PILLING - PHILA". A thin metal wire emerges from the top of the handle to form a hook, with a slightly thicker tip being curved slightly downwards. Mild amounts of corrosion are visible on the handle.
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Terms
    Urethral Sound/Dilator
    George P. Pilling & Son Co.
    1930
    Angled Tenaculum
    Pilling
    ca. 1955
    Surgical Probe
    George P. Pilling & Son Co.
    ca. 1935
    Hook Retractor
    Sharp And Smith
    ca. 1910
    Dental Retractor
    unidentified
    ca. 1945
    Tongue Depressor
    Tiemann & Co.
    ca. 1920
    LaForce Adenotome
    Pilling
    ca. 1950
    Eustachian catheter
    unidentified
    1930
    Curette
    unidentified
    ca. 1925
    Dental Mirror
    unidentified
    ca. 1930
    Anestube Syringe
    Novocol Chemical Mfg Co.
    ca. 1955
    Scalpel Handle
    unidentified
    ca. 1945