Dentistry


Foot treadle base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


      Antique Victorian Cast Iron Foot Treadle Base for vintage Dentist Drill, missing the vertical post part which contained the flexible shaft which ends in a device to hold the actual drill bit/etc.

In India and Guatemala, health workers continue using foot treadles to power their drills, thus being independent of public electricity.