Brass mould
Maker
Henry Forman Atkinson (b.1912, d.2016)
Date
1955
Description
Made up of three parts with the middle section containing a 'pocket watch' cavity (.6 cm in depth). Specimen was used with others to check porosity, water absorption, leaching etc. as per standard. Made for producing tensile test specimens to compare with the Australian Standards for acrylic denture resins. In 1953 and onwards it was not thought possible that dental materials could be tested except at and by the Bureau. This and subsequent moulds were made for use in the Department of Dental Prosthetics, The University of Melbourne, in teaching.
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