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Dental Impression Tray

Object Details

Description
The "SUPPLEEā€ inscription on the handle of this dental impression tray refers to Samuel G. Supplee & Co., a dental supply firm that was in business in New York by 1914. Samuel G. Supplee (ca. 1880-ca. 1956) was a mechanical dentist from Pennsylvania who lived in New Jersey and operated a business in Manhattan.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Credit Line
Gift of Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
Measurements
overall: 3/4 in x 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 2.2225 cm x 8.255 cm
Object Name
impression and bite trays
Other Terms
Dentistry
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