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
A set of "De Trey's Diatorics" porcelain dental teeth, comprised of cuspids and molars. Shade 5, mould 2M. Two sets of teeth arranged in two lines, and wired to a burgundy coloured cardboard mount. Five teeth on the upper line are missing.
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
Printed on front: 'DETREY'S DIATORICS / MOULD / 2M / SHADE / 5 / MADE IN ENGLAND' Printed on back: '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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Object Measurements
8.5 cm (Length), 3.4 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
