Impression compound
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STICKS
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1244.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KERR MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- 1
- LOCATION
- Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unidentified materials used to make compounds. Boxis cardboard with paper coating.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.1 cm
- Width
- 4.5 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Dentistry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- KERR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Detroit
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Compound used to take impressions of teeth. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'KERR/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./IMPRESSION COMPOUND/THIS PRODUCT APPEARS ONTHE/AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOC. LIST/OF CERTIFIED DENTAL MATERIALS/TYPE', 'COMPOUND STICKS/NET WT. 1/4 LB.', and 'MADE IN U.S.A. BY/KERR MANUFACTURING CO./SUB- SIDIARY OF RITTER CO. INC./DETROIT, MICHIGAN' printed on box/'WORKING/Temp.132/RED' on tape closure.
- Missing
- Some wax has been used.
- Finish
- 'Wax' is reddish colour. The box is coloured silver with navy and teal blue coloured areas.
- Decoration
- Linear designs on box front.
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KERR MFG. CO., Impression compound, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1244, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.1244.001/
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