Handpiece

Object/Artifact

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Forgetmenot, An Australian social history archive

Name/Title

Handpiece

Entry/Object ID

3369

Description

This is a Howard Gedde handpiece (A12) 1890. Note that the fork pivots on the upper side rather than the lower side of the handpiece and that the tension is given by the oscillating quadrant or rocker at the rear end of the fork.

Collection

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