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 3.S. Two sets of teeth attached together with adhesive tape, and wired to two separate burgandy coloured cardboard mounts. Adhesive tape attaching two parts together is tacky and has yellowed.
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 / 3S / SHADE / 7 / 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
8.6 cm (Length), 3.6 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
