'Harringtons "Perfection" triple distilled dental Mercury' vessel

Maker
Harringtons Metallurigists Pty Ltd (estab. 1906, closed 2002)
Date
Circa 1960
 Description
Yellow glazed ceramic vessel with a cork stopper that housed mercury for use in dental amalgam work. On the side of the bottle is the following script: "HARRINGTONS "PERFECTION" TRIPLE DISTILLED DENTAL MERCURY 1LB."

Dental amalgam is used in fillings for dental cavities caused by tooth decay. Typically, liquid mercury was mixed with a metal alloy to produce amalgam for filling cavities (the metal alloy is often comprised of the metals silver, tin, copper and other trace metals). Other filling materials can entail gold or porcelain.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1960
Medium
ceramic, cork
Measurements
6.5 x 5.5 (diameter) cm
Accession Number
HFA3861
Credit Line
Gift of Dr Peter and Shirley Barta, 2020
Object Type
equipment/treatment
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Conservative Dentistry
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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