Dental Gold
Dental Gold
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- Description
- Patent model for Edward G. Kearsing and Leonzo Kearsing, “Improvement in Dental-Gold Fillings,” U.S. Patent 203,921 (May 21, 1878). The Kearsings made sold various gold products for dental purposes.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Dental foil
- dental device
- gold foil
- associated dates
- 1878 05 21 / 1878 05 21
- associated place
- United States
- Physical Description
- metal, gold (overall material)
- cardboard (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.1 cm x 11.9 cm x 5.2 cm; 1/16 in x 4 11/16 in x 2 1/16 in
- overall, card: 2 1/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 1/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 12.065 cm x.3175 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-04264
- accession number
- 89797
- catalog number
- M-04264
- patent number
- 203,921
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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