Summary
Set of porcelain teeth for dentures, comprising cuspids and molars. Made by DeTrey's Diatorics for the Amalgamated Dental Co. Limited, London, England, circa 1925. Used in the mental health hospital Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Artificial teeth made of porcelain, off white in colour. Attached to maroon card with wire in two sets of two rows of eight teeth, and one set of eight and six teeth - two are missing. The manufacturer's details, mould number and shade number are printed in gold ink on the front and reverse. The paper is peeling away from the card around the edges.
Significance
Example of dentistry performed in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital, Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Distributor
Amalgamated Dental Co. Ltd., London, England, Great Britain, circa 1925
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Place & Date Used
Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1925
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Inscriptions
Front: 'DETREY'S DIATORICS / MADE IN ENGLAND / MOULD 2M / SHADE 7' Reverse: 'THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL CO. LIMITED / LONDON, ENGLAND'
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - dentistry, Dental prosthetics
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
8.5 cm (Length), 8.5 cm (Width), 1 cm (Height)
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
