Rubber Dam Applier
notes: label: Description
content: A dental rubber dam is a thin square sheet with a hole in the middle that lets a dentist isolate the treatment area, keeping it dry and free from saliva. Dr. Sanford Christie Barnum (1838-1885), a young American dentist, introduced the form in 1864.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Dentistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. James E. Aiguier
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-12659 [dup1]
label: catalog number
content: M-12659
label: accession number
content: 260892
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rubber dam applier
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in; x 2.2225 cm x 16.51 cm