Case for C. M. Carr's Dental Tools
notes: label: Description
content: The “REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / C. M. CARR.” inscription in the lid of this case refers to Cassius M. Carr, an inventor who devised various dental instruments, taught dentists how to use them, and was sued (in Washington, D.C. in the 1890s, and in Chicago around 1915) for practicing dentistry without a license.
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.291116.220.02
label: catalog number
content: M-13366
label: accession number
content: 291116
label: catalog number
content: 291116.220.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case
label: Object Name
content: case, instrumental, dental
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 21 1/2 in x 9 in; 6.35 cm x 54.61 cm x 22.86 cm