Gold Foil
date: label: associated dates
content: 1876 08 22 / 1876 08 22
notes: label: Description
content: Patent model for Richard S. Williams, “Improvement in Dental Foil,” U.S. Patent 181,508 (Aug. 22, 1876). Williams (1840-1896) was a dental supply dealer in New York City.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-04254
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: catalog number
content: M-04254
label: patent number
content: 181,508
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Foil
label: Object Name
content: dental device
label: Object Name
content: gold foil
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, gold (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .2 cm x 11 cm x 2.1 cm; 1/16 in x 4 5/16 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall, card: 7/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 11.1125 cm x .635 cm