Artificial Teeth - Porcelain Cuspid & Molar, DeTrey's Diatorics, circa 1925

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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.
Description:: A set of "De Trey's Diatorics" porcelain dental teeth, comprised of cuspids and molars. Shade 7, mould 2.M. Two sets of teeth arranged in two lines, and wired to a burgandy coloured cardboard mount. Wire is loose across the top row of teeth and a piece of string holds the upper set to the cardbaord.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	2.6 cm (Height), 8.3 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	mental health, mental health institutions, psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric services, dentistry, hospitals, psychiatric institutions
Themes this item is part of:	Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDICINE & HEALTH
Secondary Classification:	Mental Health - Dentistry
Tertiary Classification:	dental prosthetics
Inscriptions:	Printed on front: "DETREY'S DIATORICS / MOULD / 2M / SHADE / 7 / MADE IN ENGLAND" Printed on back: "THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL CO. LIMITED / LONDON. ENGLAND"
Distributor:	Amalgamated Dental Co. Ltd., London, England, Great Britain, Cirac 1925
Place & Date Used:	Lakeside Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1925
References:	Card with exhibit