Barber-surgeon's chair

Description

This chair was made sometime between 1701 and 1800 and used by a barber-surgeon to extract teeth. Anaesthetics did not exist, so no pain relief was offered. Use our 3D barber-surgeon's chair model in the classroom to bring your curriculum teaching to life: https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/barber-surgeons-chair Find out more in the Science Museum Group online collection: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co100374/