Auction 426 | WUNDERKAMMERN - ECLECTIC WONDERS FROM THE WORLD Online
Lot 59
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Medical drill. 19th century.
Pedal drill of American invention. In 1790 in Greenwood, Washington dentists devised a drill consisting of a wheel moved by a foot pedal. This idea was taken up in the first half of the 1800s by many European dentists.
Editor's note: The lot is accompanied by a rather rare book that features one of these drills inside. ''History of Dentistry,'' Ars Medica Antiqua Editrice, Milan.
Measures: 130.0 cm
Starting price: € 200,00
Estimate: € 400,00 - 500,00
The lot will be auctioned on 14 November starting from 15:00.
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