Wooden mallet, late 19 c.

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What would a wooden mallet do in a dental office? Unlike a lead mallet (also in our collection), a wooden mallet could be more gentle during tooth extraction when using a chisel. Yes, a chisel was used before the era of a high speed drills. Alternatively, a wooden mallet could be used by a dental lab technician. This small wooden mallet is likely from the second half of the 19th century. Description provided by Andrew I Spielman