Dental tool of 100 years ago is hand-operated dental "engine," made of ivory, which served as the high-speed dental drill of its day. The crude device is about four inches wide and three inches high.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Dental tool of 100 years ago is hand-operated dental "engine," made of ivory, which served as the high-speed dental drill of its day. The crude device is about four inches wide and three inches high.

[ca. December 1959]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Dentistry

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