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Dental Plate and Teeth

Dental Plate and Teeth

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Description
Patent model for Isaac A. Horn, “Improved Plate for Artificial Teeth,” U.S. Patent 78,094 (May 19, 1868). Horn lived in Cincinnati.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
denture, patent model
dental device
Other Terms
Dentistry
Measurements
overall: 7/8 in x 2 in x 2 5/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 5.08 cm x 6.6675 cm
ID Number
MG.M-04209
catalog number
M-04209
accession number
89797
patent number
78,094
078094
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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