Name/Title
Medical / Dental ChairEntry/Object ID
1000.2114.6Description
Chair, Medical / DentalGeneral Notes
Note
V shaped head rest
4 footed base
Hydraulic lift / lower with hand pump lever
Artifact label reads:
Medical/Dental Chair
Unknown Manufacturer
Unknown Date
The first dental chair was developed by Josiah Flagg in 1790. This chair had wider armrests and an adjustable headrest. Later innovations added the tool tray and hydraulic lifts we re familiar with today, with hydraulics being added in 1877.