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Modified Electric
Foot Pedal
Object #: 0001.0608
The purchase of dental equipment has always been a major consideration for dentists working in private practice. Many dentists opted to modify pieces using modern technologies rather than scrap functioning pieces altogether. This modified piece is an example of this frugality, but also represents a period in time when electricity was available but the manufacturing sector was still catching up to develop specialized tools with which to utilize it.