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Date is exactly
circa 1905
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Envelope Containing Needle and other Supplies for Wilcox-Jewett Obtunder, with Instructions
Paper envelope containing needle and supplies to accompany the Wilcox-Jewett Obtunder. [on envelope] ENVELOPE CONTAINS ONE CURVED NEEDLE FOR RUBBER [TIPS?], ONE WIRE FOR CLEANING POINTS, TWO WRENCHES AND EXTRA WASHERS. [with instructions for using RUBBER TIPPED CURVED NEEDLE] LEE S. SMITH & SON / PITTSBURG [sic]Date: circa 1905 -
Wilcox-Jewett Obtunder, circa 1905
Wilcox-Jewett Obtunder, used for anesthetizing teeth using pressure and injected local anesthetic. [on label inside wooden box] THE WILCOX-JEWETT OBTUNDER DESENSITIZES TEETH BY "PRESSURE ANESTHESIA" FOR THE PAINLESS EXCAVATION OF CAVITIES, GRINDING TEETH FOR CROWNING OF THE IMMEDIATE EXTIRPATION OF THE PULP / PRICE $10.00 / SOLE AGENTS LEE S. SMITH & SON PITTSBURG PA. U.S.A. [on obtunder] PAT. APPL'D FOR [with paper envelope and needles]Date: circa 1905