Dental Plate

Dental Plate

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Description
Patent model for Lorenzo Simonds, “Plate for Artificial Teeth,” U.S. Patent 11,682 (Sept. 12, 1854). Simonds lived in Boston, Ma.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
dentures
Other Terms
Dentistry
Measurements
overall: 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 in;.9525 cm x 6.35 cm x 5.08 cm
ID Number
MG.M-04169
patent number
11,682
catalog number
M-04169
accession number
89797
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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