Former dentist sterilizer late 19th century

This very old dentist sterilizer is as beautiful as it is intriguing... Used for the disinfection of dental instruments, it is a very beautiful professional object. Equipped with a drawer into which the instruments to be sterilized were inserted, we were unable to discover what its heating principle was. Perhaps a pressurized steam system, but by what means?...that will remain a mystery...in any case, we love its enameled white ceramic plate which indicates the heating scales, its drawer knob in turned wood, the patina of metal... It has infinitely more charm than the autoclaves used today. This rare object can be diverted or occupy a place of choice in a cabinet of curiosities. Height: 9 cm length: 21 cm width: 11 cm.

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