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Artificial Teeth - Porcelain, circa 1920
Reg. No: HT 11857
- Summary:
- Set of porcelain teeth for dentures, comprising cuspids and molars, circa 1920. Made by DeTrey's Diatorics for the Amalgamated Dental Co. Limited, London, England. Used in the mental health hospital - Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
- Description:
- porcelain, off white in colour. Attached to maroon card with wire and string in a row of eight teeth. A second row is missing. The manufacturer's details, mould number and shade number are printed in gold ink on the front and reverse.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital, Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 1.0 cm (Height), 8.6 cm (Width), 3.0 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | dental apparatus instruments, mental health, mental health institutions, prosthetics, psychiatric hospitals |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Dentistry |
| Tertiary Classification: | dental prosthetics |
| Inscriptions: | Front: "DETREY'S DIATORICS / MADE IN ENGLAND / MOULD 2M / SHADE 03" Reverse: "THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL CO. LIMITED / LONDON, ENGLAND" |
| Manufacturer: | London, England, Great Britain, 1893-1950 |
| Place & Date Used: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920 |
| References: | Card with exhibit |
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