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OBJECT TYPE: powder
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0957.002

MANUFACTURER: Vernon-Benshoff Co. Inc.
MODEL: Vernogel
LOCATION: Albany, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: Dental alginate
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal can containing alginate powder

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: 16.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 13.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Vernon Benshoff
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Albany

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used as a material to create dental impressions for casting moulds.
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: Printed on the can label: "MADE IN U.S.A./ Vernogel/ ALGINATE IMPRESSION MATERIAL/ for all accurate impressions/ TYPE I (FAST SET)/ Gelation: 1 1/2 - 2 mn./ Item No. 3504/ NET WT. 454 GRAMS (1 LB.)/ MINIMUM NET VOLUME WHEN MIXED ACCORDING TO DIRECTION 1,500 ML./ [logo] v/b/ Vernon-Benshoff Company, Inc./ Subsidiary of CMP Industries, Inc./ 413 No. Pearl St., P.O. Box 350, Albany, N.Y. 12201/ Phone: (518) 434-3147 Cable: Consolidat/ FM3206/ CONTENTS: sixty-one scoop impressions/ SMALL/ 1 SCOOP OF POWDER 20 cc WATER/ MEDIUM/ 2 SCOOPS OF POWDER 40 cc WATER/ LARGE/ 3 SCOOPS OF POWDER 60 cc WATER/ Vernon-/ Benshoff/ DIRECTIONS/ Shake container thoroughly before using./ Water Temperature: 70[degrees] F (21[degrees] C). Warmer water/ accelerates and colder water retards setting time./ Overfill powder scoop, tap to fill voids, then level./ Large Impression: 3 level scoops of VERNOGEL,/ to 60 cc of water, full measuring vial./ Medium Impression: 2 level scoops of VERNOGEL/ to 40 cc of water./ Small Impression: 1 level scoop of VERNOGEL/ to 20 cc of water./ Replace cover after use./ 1. Pour water into a clean bowl and add/ VERNOGEL./ 2. Spatulate thoroughly for 40-50 seconds./ 3. Load tray in usual manner./ 4. Keep impression in mouth until fully set./ 5. Pour cast immediately. If unable to do so, wrap/ in a wet towel or store in humidor until cast/ is poured./ U.S. PATENTS/ FOREIGN PATENTS"/ Directions are repeated in Spanish, German, and Italian.
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Predominantly red and white label with black and red printed text, and silver-coloured metal top and bottom.
Decoration: N/A

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Vernon-Benshoff Co. Inc., Impression compound, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0957, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0957.002/

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