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Dental Crowns - Silver, S S White Dental Manufacturing Co, circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 850034
- Summary:
- Box containing approximately 250 silver dental cusps or crowns or caps made by S S White, Dental Manufacturing Co., circa 1900. They were used at a mental health hospital, Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. They were used to restore the surface of damaged teeth.
- Description:
- Silver cusps for false crowns for teeth. Approximately 250 cusps set temporarily in a wax bed in a shallow paper covered plywood box with velvet-padded lid. The box also contains an oblong slab of stainless steel, possibly used as a palette.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital, Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 18.00 cm (Height), 2.00 cm (Width), 26.50 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | hospitals, mental health, mental health institutions, psychiatric services |
| 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: | Written: CUSPS. Engraved: WSS/DR. J.G. HOLLINGSWORTHS/CROWN & BRIDGE APPLIANCES. |
| Manufacturer: | S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co., circa 1900 |
| Place & Date Used: | Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
| References: | Card with exhibit |
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