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OBJECT TYPE: powder
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0958.001

MANUFACTURER: Teledyne Dental
MODEL: Kalginate
LOCATION: Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 16.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 12.9 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Teledyne
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Elk Grove Village

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 outside of the can: "TWENTY-FIVE UNITS/ TYPE I/ FAST SET/ 1 1/2 MINUTE SET IN MOUTH/ Kalginate/ ALGINATE IMPRESSION POWDER/ 15-023/ Lee Smith/ NO-FIX/ FOR MODERN DENTISTRY/ NET WEIGHT 454 GRAMS (1 LB.)/ [logo] TELEDYNE DENTAL/ Getz-Opotow Division/ 1550 Greenleaf Ave.,/ Elk Grove Village, ILL. 60007/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 25 LARGE IMPRESSIONS/ [diagram showing scoops and a cylindrical vessel] FULL/ WATER/ MEASURE/ POWDER/ MEASURE/ 50 SMALL OR BRIDGE IMPRESSIONS/ [diagram showing scoops and a cylindrical vessel] HALF/ WATER/ MEASURE/ POWDER/ MEASURE/ [logo] TELEDYNE DENTAL/ Getz-Opotow Division/ 1550 Greenleaf Ave.,/ Elk Grove Village, ILL. 60007/ DIRECTIONS:/ MIXING/ Mix powder and water to a creamy consistency/ by spatulating vigorously for not more than forty/ five (45) seconds./ LOADING TRAY/ Load tray without delay, smooth material with a/ wet finger and immediately insert in mouth./ ALLOW TO REMAIN IN MOUTH AT/ LEAST ONE (1) TO TWO (2) MINUTES AFTER/ LOSS OF TACKINESS./ Remove impression with snap./ Rinse impression and pour model immediately./ Do NOT separate model from impression for/ 30 minutes to 1 hour for best model surface./ This can contains enough Kalginate material for/ 25 full impressions, a water measuring cup, a/ Kalginate measuring cup./ Minimum net volume when mixed according to/ directions is 1,500 ml./ [logo] TELEDYNE DENTAL/ Getz-Opotow Division/ 1550 Greenleaf Ave.,/ Elk Grove Village, ILL. 60007"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly peach-colour finished metal can with a white band at the bottom and black printed text.
Decoration: N/A

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Teledyne Dental, Impression compound, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0958, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0958.001/

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