Title
Thumb-operated dental drill
Subject
Dental drilling--Equipment and supplies
Dental Instruments
Dental Surgery
Description
Patent no. 139,039. 2/1/1873
Missing drill bit
Used to drill teeth
Metal with loop for finger
spring mechanism operates drill
two round metal attachments.
Creator
Johnathan W. Baxter (Firm : Vevay, Ind.)
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1874?
Contributor
Cravens, Annette
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.
Format
16.5 cm.
Type
Dental Instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
84.1.1
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Dental drill
Date Created
4/7/2006
Medium
Metal
Citation
Johnathan W. Baxter (Firm : Vevay, Ind.), “Thumb-operated dental drill,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16775.