Molar models in case: 'The commencement & progress of tooth decay'

Maker
Charles Harold Down (b.1890, d.1965)
Date
Circa 1930
Description
Glass fronted wooden case with hangers for wall mounting, containing seven models of lower molar teeth, each showing advancing dental decay leading to pulp inflamation and abcess formation. Made of wax and painted, with printed labels. The models are approximately five times actual size.

The models were probably made by Harold Down, and the case commercially made.
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Object detail

Date
Circa 1930
Medium
wax, paint, paper, ink, wood, glass
Measurements
45.0 x 35.0 x 6.0 cm
Accession Number
HFA2574
Credit Line
Courtesy of the Australian College of Dentristry, 1963
Object Type
models
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category

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