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Actions	Achimedean spring drill Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.J.7.X.6 TitleAchimedean spring drill DescriptionHickley’s Archimedean spring drill. In steel and German silver. The bulbous ivory end (with a compartment for drills and burs) rested in the palm of the hand. The index and second fingers engaged the concave supports fixed to the shaft; upward and downward pressure rotated the bur (in position). Marked: *C. Ash & Sons. Late XIXth cent. Production periodNineteenth century, late SubjectDental instruments Object nameDrill Object categoryDental Dimensions Length: 18 cm Width: 6.5 cm Depth: 2.5 cm

Object numberHC.J.7.X.6

TitleAchimedean spring drill

DescriptionHickley’s Archimedean spring drill. In steel and German silver. The bulbous ivory end (with a compartment for drills and burs) rested in the palm of the hand. The index and second fingers engaged the concave supports fixed to the shaft; upward and downward pressure rotated the bur (in position). Marked: *C. Ash & Sons. Late XIXth cent.

Production periodNineteenth century, late

SubjectDental instruments

Object nameDrill

Object categoryDental

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