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Up for sale is a fantastic 9-piece vintage lot of mixed medical, dental, and ENT diagnostic hand instruments. This assortment features beautiful classic hexagonal and round solid brass-handled tools along with high-quality stainless steel pieces.
These make incredible additions to an oddities or medical history collection, and they double as highly precise utility tools for fine scale modeling, watchmaking, jewelry crafting, or miniature sculpting!
Lot Includes 9 Instruments:
- (1) Long-Stem Brass Handle Laryngeal / Mouth Examination Mirror
- (1) Long-Stem Brass Handle Light Reflector / Disc Stabilizer
- (1) Heavy Stainless Steel Ribbed Tongue Depressor / Cavity Retractor
- (1) Fine Flat-Blade Brass Spatula / Mixing Tool
- (1) Double-Ended Stainless Steel Sickle Scaler & Dental Explorer
- (1) Single-Ended Stainless Steel Sickle Hook Decay Probe
- (2) Hexagonal Brass Handle Micro-Probes / Ultra-Fine Diagnostic Needles
- (1) Unique Brass T-Wing Spanner Key / Assembly Tool
Condition:
Good vintage condition with a great natural patina on the brass elements. Tools are straight and structurally solid. No heavy corrosion or damage. Please see the detailed photos to evaluate the cosmetic condition and sizes.
Shipping & Handling:
Items will be securely padded and promptly shipped out. Please feel free to ask any questions before offerding or purchasing!
tool Breakdown & Functions
Arranged from top to bottom, the specific tools and their classic clinical purposes include:
# Instrument Description Clinical Purpose
1 Long-stem brass handle with round mirror Mouth / Laryngeal Mirror – Used to inspect back teeth, the roof of the mouth, or deep inside the throat passages.
2 Long-stem brass handle with flat disc Reflector / Examination Disc – Provides targeted light reflection or acts as a tongue stabilizer.
3 Wide stainless steel handle with ribbed grip Tongue Depressor / Retractor – Keeps the tongue flat to clear the line of sight during throat and oral cavity inspections.
4 Fine flat-blade brass spatula Mixing Spatula – Used for blending dental cements, amalgams, or medicinal ointments.
5 Single-ended sharp sickle hook Dental Explorer / Perio Probe – Detects surface decay, enamel soft spots, and plaque accumulation.
6 Double-ended hook tool with knurled handle Combination Sickle Scaler & Explorer – Cleans tartar build-up from tooth surfaces and evaluates deep tooth crevices.
7 Hexagonal brass handle with an ultra-fine pin Micro-probe / Root Canal Broach – Explores deep tooth roots or acts as an ENT foreign-body extractor.
8 Hexagonal brass handle with a fine-needle point Acupuncture / Precision Exploration Needle – Pinpoints micro-crevices or treats fine tissue surfaces.
9 Brass stem with a flat, wide t-shaped wing Spanner Wrench / Assembly Tool – A mechanical key used to lock, unlock, or switch out components on vintage medical cases and main frames.
the mirrors are Stamped W A(Welch Allyn)