Stony Brook University Libraries Digital Projects and Exhibits

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  Plates from facsimile of The History of the Diseases of the Teeth, the Gums, and the Alveolar Processes, by Joseph Fox

  Facsimile of The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth, the Gums, and the Alveolar Processes, by Joseph Fox (London: Printed by James Swan for Thomas Cox, 1806), showing dental tooth keys and pelicans, as well as diseases of and injuries to the teeth and jaw. [on plates] MOGDRIDGE DEL. PUBLISHED AS THE ACT DIRECTS. AUGT. 1ST. 1805. BY JOSEPH FOX, LOMBARD STREET, LONDON. PARKS, SCULP. Numbered 480 on bookplate. [6] 170 pages, 9 leaves of plates: illustrations. 29 cm
  Date: 1981 (original edition 1806)
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  Tooth Key, circa late 18th century

  Metal tooth key for extracting teeth, with straight shaft.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century
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  Tooth Key, circa late 18th century

  Metal tooth key for extracting teeth, with ridged handle and straight shaft.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century
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  Tooth Key, possibly a modern replica

  Metal tooth key for extracting teeth, with handle and straight shaft. Possibly a modern replica.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century?
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  Dental Pelican, circa late 18th century

  Dental pelican for extracting teeth.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century
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  Stainless Steel Elevator

  Stainless steel dental elevator with initials A.P stamped on handle.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  Modern Tooth Extraction Forceps

  Modern stainless steel dental forceps. [on inside of handle] HU-FRIEDY IMMUNITY U.S.A. OB10 [on outside of handle] 150
  Date: circa twenty-first century
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  Impactor, Engine-Driven Surgical Mallet, Patented 1940

  Impactor engine driven surgical mallet with attachments in wooden holder. [labelled] IMPACTOR / DUDLEY RESEARCH CORP. / NEW YORK NY [Patented by Dudley D. Levy of Mount Vernon, NY, in 1940]
  Date: circa 1940
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  Modern Dental Elevator

  Dental elevator with textured grip. [on instrument] E34[S?] / HU-FRIEDY / MADE IN U.S.A.
  Date: circa twenty-first century
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  S.S. White Dental Elevator with Wooden Handle

  Dental elevator with wooden handle and forked metal tip. S.S. White emblem engraved in metal.
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Dental Elevator, circa mid-nineteenth century

  Dental elevator with wooden handle.
  Date: circa mid-nineteenth century
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  Johnson & Johnson Catgut Sutures

  Glass tube with Johnson & Johnson catgut sutures. [on label] EXODONTIA / CATGUT NO. 00 / PLAIN/ NO. 12 NEEDLE / L / JOHNSON & JOHNSON
  Date: circa mid- twentieth century
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  Ethicon Chromic Gut Sutures

  Ethicon Chromic Gut sutures. [on front of package] 3-0 (3.0 METRIC) 27" (70 CM) / CHROMIC GUT / TEAR LEFT / U204 / RB-1 17 MM 1/2C TAPER / STERILE, ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE. U.S.P. DO NOT RESTERILIZE / ETHICON* ©ETHICON, INC 2007 *TRADEMARK / 2 / U204.P30 [on back of package] U204 / STERILE R / SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE / DO NOT REUSE/RESTERILIZE / LOT HGK842 / U204.O32 / EXP JAN 2019
  Date: circa 2007
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  Post Extractor Patented September 15, 1903

  S.S. White Post Extractor in wooden box. [on label inside lid] S.S. WHITE POST EXTRACTOR PATENTED SEPT. 15, 1903 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING [numbered 03100 in lower left corner] [on metal inside box] PATD-SEPT-15-1903 [with S.S. White trademark]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Metal Tooth Key Replica

  Replica of tooth key with padded shaft.
  Date: circa late twentieth century
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  Box with Attachments for Dental Impactor

  Box holding heads to be used with dental impactor.
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  Large Tooth Key with Wooden Handle

  Very large tooth key with wooden handle and single curve in shaft bearing manufacturer's mark on handle: O. W. B. EASTMAN / PATENT [Possibly intended for veterinary use, or for molar extraction]
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Stainless Steel Elevator, circa mid-twentieth century

  Stainless steel dental elevator, used for extractions. With manufacturer's devise: "R.P. PARIS" ; numbered "2"
  Date: circa mid-twentieth century
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  Elevator with Wooden Handle, circa nineteenth century

  Dental elevator with wooden handle. [manufacturer's emblem] CD MF CO. [numbered "10" on reverse side].
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  The Nervous Ex-Soldier Who Had an Appointment with his Dentist for Gas

  Cartoon from Punch magazine depicting man with gas mask entering dentist's office, surprised dentist and man with briefcase, dentist's chair depicted. THE NERVOUS EX-SOLDIER WHO HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIS DENTIST FOR GAS [signed] CHAS. GRAVE [in color.]
  Date: 1934-10-03
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  Advertisement Card for King Dental Co.

  Advertising card for King Dental Co. with sepia photograph of man tied to chair with bucket having tooth pulled by practitioner holding chain. [on front] YE OLDEN TIME DENTISTRY / COMPLIMENTS OF KING DENTAL CO. [stamp] FLOYD AUSTIN, MILAN N.H. [Back text in English and French] [in bold] DR. KING'S SAFE SYSTEM OF PAINLESS DENTISTRY / FULL SET, $5.00. / THE KING DENTAL PARLORS 108 MAIN STREET, TUCKER BLOCK BERLIN, N. H. [with French translation of services offered] [sepia]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  A Strong Pull Dental Card

  Card mounted on black paper background depicting seated man having a tooth pulled by practitioner standing on his chest; text reads: A STRONG PULL. [numbered 1224, with initials BB.] [in color]
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  Advertising Card for The Painless Dentists, Rochester, NY

  Advertising card for The Painless Dentists, depicting man and woman snowshoeing. [on front] THE PAINLESS DENTISTS, 170 EAST MAIN STREET, ROCHESTER, N.Y. / SNOWSHOEING [numbered 50 in lower left corner; artist's initials in lower right corner] [advertisement on back for THE PAINLESS DENTISTS / DR. M. F. MCMULLEN, MANAGER] [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Pike's Toothache Drops Dental Trade Card

  Dental trade card for Pike's Toothache Drops depicting male dentist and female patient. [on front] USE PIKE'S TOOTHACHE DROPS AND SAVE YOUR TEETH. C.N. CRITTENTON, PROPRIETOR, NEW YORK. [advertisements on back for HALE'S HONEY OR HOREHOUND AND TAR / GLENN'S SULPHUR SOAP / JAPANESE CORN FILE / HILL'S HAIR DYE / HAIR REVIVUM / PIKE'S TOOTHACHE DROPS THE ONE MINUTE CURE. PRICE 25 CENTS [at bottom] C. N. CRITTENTON, NEW YORK, PROPRIETOR OF ALL ABOVE-NAMED PROPERTIES] [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Advertising Card for Dr. Barlow

  Advertising card for Dr. Barlow depicting pig pursued by firecrackers, running and showing teeth. [on front] DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES DR. BARLOW, 306 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN A SPECIALTY. [artist's signature with date on front of card] [in color; back of card is blank]. Date from creator statement on front of card.
  Date: circa 1881
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  Advertising Card for Dr. Barlow

  Advertising card for Dr. Barlow depicting dog with pail tied to its tail, running and showing teeth. [on front] DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. DR. BARLOW, 306 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN A SPECIALTY. [artist's signature with date on front of card] [in color. back of card is blank]. Date from creator statement on front of card.
  Date: circa 1881
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  Advertising Card for Dr. Barlow

  Advertising card for Dr. Barlow depicting dog with pot tied to its tail, running and showing teeth. [on front] DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. DR. BARLOW, 306 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN A SPECIALTY. [artist's signature with date on front of card] [in color. back of card is blank]. Date from creator statement on front of card.
  Date: circa 1881
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  Card Showing Tooth Extraction, with Advertisement on Back

  Comic card depicting a man seated with open mouth and a young boy prone with giant forceps and tooth, his chair overturned. [on front] COPYRIGHT BY M. MARQUES / C'EST FAIT! [on back] COMPLIMENTS OF SHEPARD NORWELL & CO. WINTER STREET BOSTON [in color]. Translation of French text: It's done!
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Card Showing Tooth Extraction, with Advertisement on Back

  Comic card depicting a man with white, swollen face wrapped in cloth facing a young boy, standing and holding giant forceps toward man. [on front] COPYRIGHT BY M. MARQUES / VOICI LE REMÈDE. [on back] THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO.'S BRANCH HOUSES IN THE U.S. / HEAD-QUARTERS, 35 AND 37 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK. P. O. BOX 290. [with directory of addresses] [in color]. Translation of French text: Here is the remedy.
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Card Showing Tooth Extraction, with Advertisements on Back

  Comic card depicting a man seated in chair with white, swollen face wrapped in cloth and a young boy standing on another chair with giant forceps, looking inside the man's mouth. [on front] COPYRIGHT BY M. MARQUES / EST-CE CELLE-CI? [on back] THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO.'S BRANCH HOUSES IN THE U.S. / HEAD-QUARTERS, 35 AND 37 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK. P. O. BOX 290. [with directory of addresses] [in color]. Translation of French text: Is it this one?
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Card Showing Tooth Extraction, with Advertisements on Back

  Comic card depicting a young boy with giant forceps and man with white, swollen face wrapped in cloth, in pain and pointing to mouth. [on front] COPYRIGHT BY M. MARQUES / EST-CE MOI QUE VOUS DEMANDEZ? [on back] THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO.'S BRANCH HOUSES IN THE U.S. / HEAD-QUARTERS, 35 AND 37 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK. P. O. BOX 290. [with directory of addresses] [in color]. Translation of French text: Is it me for whom you ask?
  Date: circa late nineteenth century