Summary
Seven porcelain cuspid and molar teeth for dentures. Manufactured by the American Porcelain Tooth Co. Ltd, Tel-Aviv, Palestine, circa 1925. Used in the mental health hospital Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Seven artificial teeth made of porcelain, off white in colour. Attached in a single row with wire to dark green card. The manufacturer's details are printed in silver ink on the reverse.
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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Place & Date Manufactured
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Place & Date Used
Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1925
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Inscriptions
Reverse: 'Manufactured by the / AMERICAN PORCELAIN TOOTH Co. Ltd. / TEL-AVIV, PALESTINE'
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - dentistry, Dental prosthetics
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
3 cm (Length), 8 cm (Width), 1 cm (Height)
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Dentistry, Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
