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• Dental Chair Assembly
• 2017.004.006
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• This dental chair assembly was purchased new by Dr. Harry Lutz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1945. Dr. Lutz used this in his dental practice until his retirement in March, 2015, at the age of 93. The hydrolic chair, still in working order, includes... View Full Record
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• Crown Parts
• EH10060-1
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• 20th century Blue Island Brand gold plated crown posts. This was sold for $1.20 per dozen. The box contain a total of five crown posts. The purpose of the post is to assist in anchoring the core to the tooth.... View Full Record
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• Dental Tools
• EH101003
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• Eighteen to nineteenth century dental kit. The kit contains five dental forceps. Inside of the dental kit contains the following: wooden block, bayonet forcep used to extract upper third molars and upper roots, and a lower forcep used to extract mand... View Full Record
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• Dental Extractor
• EH101035
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• Eighteenth to nineteenth Century straight dental forcep used for upper insisor extractions. This forcep has a straight handle and rounded beak.... View Full Record
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• Tooth Extractor
• EH101118
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• Two eighteenth to nineteenth century forceps. Both forceps have a bayonet pattern that is designed to extract maxillary incisors and root tips.... View Full Record
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• Dental Drill
• EH101221
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• Two eighteenth century S. S. White petal operated treadle drills. Evidence suggest that the art of dentistry has been implemented since 7000 B.C by bow drills in the Indus Valley Civilization. It wasn't til the 17th century that the foot treadle dril... View Full Record
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• Dental Drill
• EH101222
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• Early eighteenth century electrical drill was manufactured by Ritter Dental Company and Columbia Alternating Current Engine Drill. This device was patented in August 31, 1909. The first electrical dental drill was invented by George Green in 1868. Ge... View Full Record
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• X-ray Machine
• EH101255
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• Manufactured by the Ritter Dental Company in 1920, the Model A Dental X-Ray (Serial No. 8561) was one of the most significant tools in the history of dentistry. The x-ray machine is stored inside the wooden cabinet and runs 100/120 volts, 40/140 cycl... View Full Record
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• Dental Examination Chair
• EH101220
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• Mid to late 19th century dental chair. The chair is wooden with a leather head rest. The circular seat rotates so that it can raise or lower the patient.... View Full Record
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• Tooth Forceps
• EH101546
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• Eighteenth to nineteeth century dental forcep. This ronguer has a curved handle with metal notches and a long, narrow, curved beak. This bird beak design forcep is used to extract mandibular root tips and tooth fragments.... View Full Record
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• dental articulator
• eh101931
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• Early eighteenth century simple hinge articulator. This dental gadget was patented in November 16, 1909. The purpose of this apparatus was to hold the maxillary and mandibular arches in a fixed position and assist in artifical denture restoration. ... View Full Record
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• sterlizer
• eh101938
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• Mid-late 20th Century, the electric sterilizer was used to disinfect surgical tools that were practiced during dental procedures. The Pelton and Crane electric sterlizer model A16 used the method of hot steam to eliminate any bioligcal cultures. This... View Full Record
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• Extractors
• EH102056
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• Two nineteenth century straight forceps used to extract upper maxillary incisors. The first dental forcep has criss-cross metal indents on handles, an unidentifiable name and "NEW YORK" engraved on the side. The mouth of tool has gap when closed, but... View Full Record
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• extractor
• EH102068
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• 19th-20th century bayonet style forcep used to extract maxillary overlapping anterior and root tips. The beak is curved upward to aid in the removal of fragmented bone or root tips from socket and the handle curved with engraved criss cross notches f... View Full Record
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• Dental Instruments
• EH10323
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• 18th-19th century dental x-ray cutting and mounting device.... View Full Record
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• Dental Basin
• EH10338
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• Mid-twentieth century enamel basin. This object was used to collect saliva at the dental office. Modern day dental offices uses a high powersuction device to collect saliva and clean excess dubris from oral cavity.... View Full Record
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• Tooth Extractor
• EH10461
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• Eighteenth to nineteenth century simple forcep used for upper molar extraction.... View Full Record
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• Dental Lamp
• EH10522-1
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• Cameron's right angel dentalamp was patented in October 31, 1922. The right angel dentalamp is used for transillumination of operative dental procedures and dectection of abscessed tooth. According to Military Dental Journal (Volume 5-7) in March 1... View Full Record
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• Tooth Brush
• EH10542
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• Mid-eighteenth to nineteenth century toothbrush with bristles made of hog hairs and handle out of ivory. During the sixteenth century, the notion of a toothbrush was commenced in China and later introduced to the west around the eighteenth century.... View Full Record
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• Scale
• EH10544
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• 1920s Mecury Silver Dental Scale. This instrument was used to weigh mercury metal used for dental fillings. This particular scale is missing a base. In the early seventeenth century, Joseph Bell invented mercury based amalgam was it used mainly in Br... View Full Record
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• Anvil
• EH1056-1
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• Nineteenth century double horn anvil used to form and shape metal dental tools.... View Full Record
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• Graduated Screw Posts
• EH1060-1
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• Three sets of gold plated platinoid graduated screw posts from mid-late twentieth century, each set costed $1.25. Dental screw posts are used for implanting artificial dentures. The post, crown, and abutment are the three segments that make up the de... View Full Record
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• Screw Part
• EH1063-1
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• Sold by the Blue Island Specialty Company, this 20th century screw post was used for the retention of unstable or fractured tooth. One dozen screw post of assorted sizes (size 13-18) with key was sold for $1.25.... View Full Record
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• Path Marker
• EH1064-1
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• Twentieth century incisor path marker invented by Dr. Alfred Gysi.... View Full Record
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• False Teeth
• EH1065-1
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• Twentieth century gold colored upper and lower orthodontic study model. The maxillary model no. 225U-1. The mandible model no. 225 (the last letters or numbers is unidentified). An orthodontic study model is a visual three dimensional record of a pat... View Full Record
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• False Teeth
• EH1066-1
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• Early 20th century false bottom right teeth plate.... View Full Record
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• dental forceps
• eh10667-1
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• Two 19th century dental forceps. The first forcep has "E.M. Hessler Cleveland" engraved on the hinge. Both forceps have a straight handle and is used to extract upper incisors and canines.... View Full Record
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• Pestle
• EH1071
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• 18th-19th century brass pestle. The mortar and pestle is one of the two symbols that are distinctly associated with the study of pharmacy. The other symbol is the abbreviation of "RX", which is latin for "recipe" meaning "to take". ... View Full Record
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• Glass Jar
• EH1076
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• Early 20th century small milk glass bottle with bakelite caps. These two bottles were used for storing chemical liquids or powders. Bakelite is a type of synethic plastic. It was invented in 1907 by chemist, Leo Baekeland. ... View Full Record
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• Retractor
• EH10775
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• Two nineteeth century mouth retractors. This particular retractor is called the Walter Whitehead gag and it was invented by Water Whitehead in 1877. This device was used to keep patient's mouth cavity open during dental surgery.... View Full Record
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• hot water bottle
• EH10812
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• 1920 hot water bottle used to alleviate pain by applying the device against the cheek. Modern day value for this hot water bottle would be approximately $25.00.... View Full Record
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• instruments
• EH10813
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• Five surgical instruments from the eighteenth to nineteenth century. The surgical instruments consist of an ebony handled dental elevator, three ivory handled dental elevators and picks, and one dental key. The bone elevator was used in extracting te... View Full Record
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• toothbrush
• EH10814
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• 1914 ivory and silver plated toothbrush with hog bristles. The chinese invented the first modern toothbrush by attaching hog bristles to bone or bamboo in the 15th century. Later, Europeans modified the brush from hog hair to softer material such as... View Full Record
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• Glass jar
• EH1089
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• Early 20th century small glas jar used to dispense mercury.... View Full Record
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• Rongeurs
• EH10772
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• Four stainless steal rongeurs made in the 19th century. All four forceps are used for upper maxillary extractions.Two of the rongeurs are made from Boker Stainless USA 150A and 151A, both of these rongeurs have curved handles and curved beaks used to... View Full Record
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• Salva Ejector
• EH102169
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• 20th century clogless saliva ejctor made by Johnson & Johnson. This clear glass device was used to hold tongue blades and remove saliva and liquid waste from oral cavity.... View Full Record
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• Straight Diagnostolite
• EH102170
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• Early 20th century Cameron Straight Diagnostolite. Pat. in October 31, 1922 and sold for $2.00. The diagnostolite is a transillumination device. Transillumination is method of examination by passage of white light through the oral cavity to distingui... View Full Record
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• Walter Barry Root Elevator
• eh102176
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• Mid-twentieth century Walter Barry root elevator. There are five elevators in total, three were manufactured by Udimolite (model no. 123) and the other two by Starlite (model no. 122). This instrument has a sharp triangular shaped beak with a t-shape... View Full Record
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• Grooved Director
• eh102183
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• Twentieth century grooved director and tongue tie intended to stabilize the tongue when examining the oral cavity.... View Full Record
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• Orthodontic model
• eh102207
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• This twentieth century dental collection includes the following: a box of individual dentures, 15 pieces of orthodontic models (5 sets), and a family trait recorder. There are a total of six maxillary models and eight mandible models. Dental impr... View Full Record
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• dental forcep
• EH102171
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• Eighteenth to nineteenth century lower molar forcep. This forcep can be used on the left or right mandibular. The handle is straight with criss cross notches for a better grip and the beak of the device is comes out to a sharp point.... View Full Record
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• dental amalgamator
• 2017.004.001
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• Electric dental amalgamator by S.S. White with capsule and timer This was used to mix silver and mercury to produce dental amalgam fillings... View Full Record