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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0940.001

MANUFACTURER: Caulk, L.D. Co.
MODEL: Cavity Primer
LOCATION: Milford, Delaware, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brown glass bottle has crew cap; grey moulded synthetic lid. Contents: crystalline residue visible likely a methacrylic acid.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 4.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 19.52
Diameter: 2.7 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Caulk
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Delaware
City: Milford

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To promote strong adherence of resin filling material to prepared tooth cavity. [Ref. 3]
Technical: Part of a collection of chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of dental fillings, moulds, bridgework and inlays.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Caulk/ CAVITY/ PRIMER" printed on bottle front; "ASSURES TIGHTEST/ POSSIBLE ADAPTATION/", "DON'T CONTAMINATE" and "THE L.D. CAULK COMPANY/ Milford, Del. - Toronto, Can./ MADE IN U.S.A." printed on reverse. "BATCH/ G- 259" printed on off-white adhesive applied to bottle base.
Missing: Empty container appears complete.
Finish: Brown glass bottle has crew cap; grey moulded synthetic lid. Contents: crystalline residue visible likely a methacrylic acid.
Decoration: N/A

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Caulk, L.D. Co., Chemical, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1980.0940, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0940.001/

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