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Accession Number D974.18.284 Category Dental Instruments Object Type dental key Date Made 1880 Culture Canadian; American Materials and Techniques metal Measurements 11.4 x 8.9 cm Description Earliest recorded turnkey use = John Fothergill (sp?) a physician in London England 1740; used in Canada until 1880-1885 (until local anaesthetic became available); Manufactured by blacksmiths until 1850 in Canada Credit Line gift of unknown donor