Full upper denture

Maker
Gordon Carlyle Marshall (b.1913, d.1985)
Date
1942-1945
 Description
A sand cast denture made by Captain Gordon Marshall while he was a prisoner of war in Ambon, Indonesia. The aluminium used to create the denture was salvaged from old army water bottles or scrap from planes. Shows signs of wear on the occusal surfaces.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
1942-1945
Medium
aluminium
Measurements
2.7 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm
Accession Number
HFA255
Credit Line
Gift of the family of Captain Gordon Carlyle Marshall, 2004
Object Type
prostheses
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Dental Prosthetics
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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