Summary
Set of Porcelain Cuspid and Molar Artificial Teeth, manufactured by DeTrey's Diatorics, for the Amalgamated Dental Co., Ltd, London, England, circa 1925. They were used in the psychiatric hospital, Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria.
Physical 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 are faintly visible on the reverse, printed in gold ink. The paper is peeling away from the card on the front.
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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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
2.3 cm (Length), 8.3 cm (Width), 1 cm (Height)
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Dental Apparatus & Instruments, Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
