Dental Plate and Teeth
notes: label: Description
content: Patent model for Elijah K. Jenner, “Method of Uniting Artificial Teeth on Rubber Base to Metallic Plates,” U.S. Patent 96,438 (Nov. 2, 1869). Elijah K. Jenner (1811-1879) was a dentist who joined the goldrush and landed in Healdsburg, Ca. His invention involved uniting artificial teeth on rubber base to metallic plates.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.291116.038
label: accession number
content: 291116
label: patent number
content: 96438
label: catalog number
content: 291116.038
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dentures
label: Object Name
content: plate, denture, patent model
label: Object Name
content: dental device
label: Other Terms
content: Dentistry
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: denture: 7/8 in x 2 in x 2 3/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 5.08 cm x 6.0325 cm
label: Measurements
content: tray: 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 3/4 in; .9525 cm x 5.715 cm x 1.905 cm