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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL/EXCAVATING/ROUND
- DATE
- 1878–1889
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0351.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Biddle, J.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Dentistry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Biddle
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT PROBABLY USED C.1870S-1880S. THESE BURS MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN EARLY 20TH C.
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ ASSEMBLED BY P.HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON LTD., TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB. EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD. SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS. - Function
-
FOR ENTRY INTO AND REMOVAL OF CARIOUS ENAMEL IN TEETH. SMALL-HEAD ROUND BURS ALSO USED TO PREPARE TOOTH FOR PLACEMENT OF PIN FOR CAP, CROWN, ETC. - Technical
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EARLY HAND-CUTTING INSTRUMENT, PRECURSER TO MOTOR-DRIVEN OR ROTARY CUTTING BURS. MECHANICAL OR MOTOR DRIVEN DENTAL UNITS INTRODUCED IN 1870S, BUT NOT FULLY DEV'D UNTIL 1940S: THEY, IN COMBINATION WITH EFFECTIVE ANESTHETICS & IMPROVED FILLING & RESTORATION MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES, HERALDED MODERN PAINLESS DENTISTRY. THESE BUR HEAD SHAPES STILL USED C.1980S+. (TORRES, H.O. MODERN DENTAL ASSISTING, 2ND ED. 1980) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'J. BIDDLE N.Y.' STAMPED INTO HANDLE
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- FINE STRIATIONS INCISED IN INSTRUMENT HANDLE, HANDLE HAS BEEN CHEMICALLY TREATED TO PRODUCE A DARKER, DULLER SILVER-GREY COLOUR
- Decoration
- N/A
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Biddle, J., Bur, between 1878–1889, Artifact no. 1989.0351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0351.001/
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