[.a] Navy blue box with white writing 'ASH'S / TEMPORARY STOPPING / MADE IN ENGLAND / Sole Wholesale Distributors - / THE AMALGAMATED DENTAL COMPANY, LIMITED. / 7, SWALLOW STREET, PICADILLY, LONDON, WI.' Box opens like match box: rods of white gutta percha in wax wrap, torn at LH end to extract rods. Back of box has instructions in English, French & Spanish: 'To soften, wave over the flame of a spirit lamp or Bunsen Burner for a few moments, being careful not to burn the material. Do not heat the gutta-percha in the flame as this would affect the quality of the material.'
[.b] Brass coloured box with green/white label: 'New / TRUE DENTALLOY'. Bottle is clear glass, octagonal with green lid & label. Instructions fold and fit in box. It appears silver-grey powder in bottle is mixed with mercury capsule to form amalgam. By the S.S. White Dental Co., England. Has 'July 67' in handwriting on lid.
[.c] Green, white black box. 'Petralit / Silico-Phosphate / FILLING PORCELAIN / LIQUID/ HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL LTD / DENTAL FILLINGS DIVISION / LONDON / V16 OBP'. Has 30/7/80 written in pen on lid. Box has 2 compartments: at top is rubber end of dropper. This rests on cardboard flap which lifts up to reveal bottle and glass bottom of dropper. Does not seem to have been used.
[.d] White, green, blue box with a plastic tray containing components of 'PROCAL' Protective Calcium Hydroxide Base, a hard setting radiopaque base for moderate to deep cavities.' There are 2 small tubes & pad of paper with gauze spine. 'DIRECTIONS FOR USE: / Dispense equal portions of / Paste A and Paste B onto mixing pad / mix for 10 - 15 seconds with small spatula. Mixing is complete / when colour and consistency are uniform / Place into cavity with ball applicator or explorer. / Sets fast in the mouth with ample working time on pad. / Any material inadvertently / placed into retention areas may / be removed easily with an explorer after it is set'.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1989.859.a-d |
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| Accession Date: | 29 Aug 1989 |
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Material
| Cardboard/Paper | [.a] cardboard, gutta percha [.b] cardboard, glass, plastic, paper, zinc
[.c] cardboard, glass, rubber, silico phosphate [.d] cardboard, plastic, metal, paper
| 0 - Whole |
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| Gutta Percha/Natural Resin | a - box, navy blue |
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| Zinc/Metal | b - box, brass colour |
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| Rubber/Natural Resin | c - box, green & white |
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| Plastic/Synthetic/Polymer |
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| Metal/Metal | d - box, white, green & blue |
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Measurement
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