General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION-BASE & SUPPORTING STRUCTURES PROBABLY ALUMINUM

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

8.7 cm

Height

14.0 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

GALETTI

Country

Italy

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON, LTD. TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB.-EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD., SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS.

Function

TO HOLD A MODEL OR CAST OF THE JAW IN ORDER TO CHECK THE OCCLUSION OF UPPER & LOWER PLATES

Technical

EXAMPLE OF DENTAL ARTICULATOR OF EUROPEAN MFR., CAPABLE OF A WIDE RANGE OF MOVEMENTS, ADJUSTMENTS, ETC. EARLIEST ARTICULATORS WERE CALLED PLANE LINE OR SLAB ARTICULATORS. THE DENTIST WOULD PLACE DENTAL CASTS TOGETHER, SETTLE THEM INTOSOFT PLASTER & ALLOW IT TO HARDEN, PRODUCING A WORKING MATRIX. SUCH A METHOD DID NOT ALLOW FOR IRREGULARITIES IN PLACEMENT, OR THE USE OF PARTIAL PLATES, BRIDGEWORK, ETC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'BREVETTO/ GALETTI' STAMPED IN UPPER FRONT OF ARTICULATOR. 'MADE IN ITALY/ -15-' STAMPED IN LOWER FORM

Missing

NONE APPARENT

Finish

DULL SILVER METAL BASE & PLATES FOR MOUNTING CASTS. MOST ADJUSTMENT FITTINGS ARE BRONZE COLOURED

Decoration

N/A