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Title	Traveling Dentist's Set
Creator	Chevalier, J.D.
Date	1800-1899
Subject	Dentistry--history
Description	Dental case Wooden case with multiple velvet lined instrument compartments on either side and a sliding drawer under the main compartment. Edges are bound with silver. Instruments include a mother of pearl handled mirror, scalers, and shears. Some of the original instruments have J. Chevalier’s mark, but other instruments have been added over the years. The original Traveling Dental Chevaliers Chest was invented in 1840 by J.D. Chevalier. This particular case was originally owned by Dr. Charleigh Thaddeus Dowling, 1823-1904, who practiced dentistry in the Orangeburg and Barnwell areas of South Carolina and carried the instruments with him as he went from one town to another to care for people's teeth. Set belongs to the Macaulay Dental Museum. 10x22x13.5
Language	English
Digital Collection	Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection
Contributing Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights	Digital image copyright, 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library.
S.C. County	Charleston County (S.C.)
Digitization Specifications	Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm
Date Digital	2009
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Media Type	Images
Resource Identifier	2008-32 MDM

Traveling Dentist's Set

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