Anatomical Model

Description:

Anatomical model of a portion of a lower mandible with teeth. A paper insert reads in part: "Suggestions for the use of Pathology Model No. 15" explains that the model be used to explain the necessity of the dental x-ray and how it reveals conditions that are not evident by examining the crowns of teeth. The model is made of pyralin, a nitrocellulose plastic akin to celluloid. The form was associated with George S. Monson (1869-1933), a dentist in St. Paul, Minn.

Ref: “Monson’s Demonstrating Models,” The Dental Craftsman 2 (April 1928): 23-25.

Date Made: 1924 - 1940

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.0165.933Catalog Number: 2012.0165.933Accession Number: 2012.0165Model Number: No. 15

Object Name: anatomical modelmodel, anatimical, lower mandiblemodel, anatimical, lower mandible

Measurements: overall: 2 3/4 in x 4 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.985 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.8575 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-f570-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1591375

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