Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1970

Date Range To

1980

Materials

PLASTER

No. Pieces

11

Description

1. MOLD: 3CM (H) X 5.2CM (W) X 6.7CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. BASE IS YELLOW PLASTER AND GUMS AND TEETH ARE PINK PLASTER. FRONT TWO TEETH ON LEFT SIDE HAVE HAD STRAIGHT LINE BORDERS CUT ARUND THEM. 2. MOLD: 2.3CM (H) X 5.9CM (W) X 7.7CM (L) WHITE PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. ONLY HAS FRONT BOTTOM TEETH, NO MOLARS. 3. MOLD: 2.9CM (H) X 5CM (W) X 7.4CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. BASE OF MOLD IS YELLOWISH WHILE GUMS AND TEETH ARE PINK. ONLY TWO TEETH REMAIN IN BASE REVEALING 7 EMPTY HOLES FOR TEETH. THE OTHER TWO TEETH CAN BE REMOVED AND HAVE BRASS STEMS SET INTO THEM AT THEIR BASE. 4. MOLD: 5.5CM (H) X 5.9CM (W) X 8CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. YELLOWISH MOLD OF GUMS AND TEETH IS BUILT UP ON A WHITE PLASTER BASE. WRITTEN ON SIDE OF MOLD IS "MR ERDMAN" AND "X". ON TOP OF MOLD BEHIND TEETH IN RED INK IS HAND WRITTEN "9T". THERE IS A GREENISH BLUE PLASTIC DRIPPING. 5. MOLD: 3CM (H) X 5.5 CM (W) X 6.5CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. HAS YELLOWISH PLASTER BASE WITH PINK GUMS AND TEETH. ALL TEETH HAVE BEEN CUT AWAY AND SET INTO BASE WITH BRASS PEGS. TWO TEETH ON RIGHT SIDE HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLUE. PLASTER MOLD SITS ON WHITE PLASTER BASE CUT WITH TRIANGULAR SHAPES WHICH FIT INTO SIMILAR SHAPED HOLES IN MOLD. WHITE BASE HAS "II" IN RED INK ON TOP. 6. MOLD: 5.2CM (H) X 6.5XM (W) X 6.7CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. HAS WHITE BASE WITH YELLOWISH PLASTER GUMS AND TEETH. FRONT SIX TEETH HAVE BEEN WORN DOWN. HAS "#5" WRITTEN IN RED INK ON SIDE. ALSO HAS YELLOW WAX ON FRONT OF BASE. 7. MOLD: 4.1CM (H) X 6.2CM (W) X 6.9CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. HAS WHITE BASE WITH YELLOWISH PLASTER FOR TEETH AND GUMS. HAS "MR. ERDMAN" WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON SIDE AND HAS RED INK MARK ON TEETH AND GUMS WITH "OK" AND "LU" TWICE. 8. MOLD: 5.5CM (H) X 6.6CM (W) X 8CM (L) PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. PINK TEETH AND GUMS SET INTO YELLOWISH BASE WHICH IS IN TURN SET INTO LARGE WHITE PLASTER BASE. THREE TEETH ON LEFT HAVE RED INK ON THEM. "II" IS WRITTEN ON ONE SIDE IN RED INK AND "MAY 30/84" HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON BOTTOM. BACK OF MOUTH ON TOP HAS TISSUE PAPER IN MOLD. 9. MOLD: 3CM (H) X 6CM (W) X 7.1CM (L) YELLOWISH PLASTER DENTAL MOLD. TWO TEETH ON RIGHT SIDE HAVE RED INK ON THEM AND RIGHT MIDDLE TOOTH HAS BROWN WAX ON IT. 10. MOLD: 2.9CM (H) X 5.8CM (W) X 7.3CM (L) PLASTER MOLD. PLASTER IS DIRTY WHITE COLOR AND FRONT TEETH ARE WORN BADLY. ON BOTTOM IS CRACK IN PLASTER WHICH HAS TYPEWRITTEN NUMBERS AND LETTERS IN IT. 11. MOLD: 3.2CM (H) X 5.4CM (W) X 7.5CM (L) PLASTER MOLD. HAS YELLOWISH BASE WITH PINK GUMS AND TEETH.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

MOLDS ARE FROM DENTAL WORK DONE ON DONOR IN 1975. HE HAD 19 TEETH CAPPED AT A COST OF $6000 OVER 8 TRIPS TO ONE DR. LOCK IN CALGARY. DONOR STATES THAT THE DENTAL WORK WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF REPEATEDLY CHEWING WHEAT TO TEST ITS MOISTURE CONTENT AT HARVEST TIME.

Catalogue Number

P19960005000

Acquisition Date

1996-02

Collection

Museum

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