Summary
Box containing approximately 250 silver dental cusps or crowns or caps made by S S White, Dental Manufacturing Co., circa 1900. They were used at a mental health hospital, Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. They were used to restore the surface of damaged teeth.
Physical Description
Silver cusps for false crowns for teeth. Approximately 250 cusps set temporarily in a wax bed in a shallow paper covered plywood box with velvet-padded lid. The box also contains an oblong slab of stainless steel, possibly used as a palette.
Significance
Example of dental equipment used in mental health 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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Manufacturer
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Place & Date Used
Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Inscriptions
Written: CUSPS. Engraved: WSS/DR. J.G. HOLLINGSWORTHS/CROWN & BRIDGE APPLIANCES.
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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
26.5 cm (Length), 2 cm (Width), 18 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
26.5 mm (Length), 2 mm (Width), 18 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
267 mm (Length), 179 mm (Width), 16 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Maximum dimensions
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
