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Artificial Teeth - Porcelain, circa 1920
Reg. No: HT 11886
- 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:
- Artificial teeth made of porcelain, off white in colour. Attached to maroon card with wire in two rows of eight teeth. 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), 4.9 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 3S / SHADE 5" Reverse: "THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL CO. LIMITED / LONDON, ENGLAND" |
| Manufacturer: | London, England, Great Britain, circa 1920 |
| Place & Date Used: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1893-1950 |
| References: | Card with exhibit |
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