| Reference Number | READ/175 |
| Title | Packets of Lower Incisors and Canines Forceps |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Three rectangular paper packages labelled ‘Tomes Tooth Forceps’, indicating their contents. Inside, two packages contains two forceps and the other contains one, designed for lower incisors and canines, as engraved on one of the shafts. Each instrument consists of two metal shafts, box-jointed, ending with a grooved-pattern handle at one end and curved jaws at the other. Engraved with ‘Read’. |
| Extent | 8 parts |
| Dimensions | 165mm x 15mm x 25mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Tooth Forceps |
| Term | Dentistry, Operative -- Instrumentation |