Vintage Tool Lot SSW Rubber Dam Punch Nickel Mallet Hammer

A small collection of old-time dentist's office tools, the kind of pieces that make a great conversation starter on a shelf, in a curio cabinet or among a medical and dental collection. Clev-Dent was a dental instrument brand of the Cleveland Dental Manufacturing Company, and dental mallets and rubber dam punches were everyday tools in the early to mid 20th century practice.

Details

• The lot has five pieces: a wood-handled Clev-Dent hand instrument stamped CLEV-DENT on the shaft; a nickel-plated rubber dam punch with a rotating disc and pin, engraved crosshatch handles and an SSW monogram; a nickel-plated cylindrical dental mallet marked 15 with an SSW monogram and a paddle-shaped wooden handle; a tapered dental hammer with a dark horn-colored head and plain wooden handle; and a fluted urn-shaped plated shaker.
• Total weight is about 0.89 lb.

Condition: Used with honest age wear. There are rust spots on the Clev-Dent shaft and ferrule and on the punch pins and knurled disc. The mallet head is scratched, the wood handles are stained and worn, and the shaker is tarnished with a slight dent at the base. See photos.

Photos are part of the description, and everything ships carefully packed.