This tool kit is very interesting. The tools, two of which look like teeth pulling equipment, the cotton wool, and the glycerin, which used to be an antiseptic for the mouth, make it seem like a travelling dentistry kit. It appears to be in decent condition, as the tools are mostly there, minus one, and look as if they have not been used much. Also, most of the glycerin remains in the bottle, as does most of the cotton appear to be in its packaging. However, one of the bottles’ contents appears to have spilled, leaving the green bottle stuck in and a brownish orange, vitreous (glass like), brittle substance all over the inside. This object will need to be cleaned. Also, the content of the glycerin bottle needs to be verified for health and safety reasons. The cotton wool paper packaging might also need to be reshaped and stabilized.
Amanda Jones: Future Conservator 