Summary
Twelve porcelain cuspid and molar teeth for dentures. Manufactured by DeTrey's Revelation Anatomical Diatorics and distributed by the Amalgamated Dental Co. Limited in England, circa 1925. Used in the psychiatric hospital Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Physical Description
Twelve artificial teeth made of porcelain, off white in colour. Attached in two rows with wire to dark green card. The mould number, shade number and manufacturer's details are printed in silver ink on the front and 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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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 REVELATION ANATOMICAL DIATORICS / MOULD / A98 / SHADE / 7 / MADE IN ENGLAND' Reverse: 'THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL CO. LIMITED / REVELATION ANATOMICAL DIATORICS / 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
3.3 cm (Length), 8.4 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
