Rare early 20th-century professional odontology kit for making seamless gold dental crowns. New Century Steel Tooth-Forms system, manufactured by The Central Tool Company - Auburn, Rhode Island and distributed by the famous American company The S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co.
The kit includes a large set of numbered anatomical steel dies reproducing different tooth shapes (molars, premolars, incisors...), used as models to shape the gold crowns. Also present are the original correspondence chart, accessories, and the explanatory booklet "The New Century System of Making Seamless Gold Crowns."
A beautiful old scientific object, bearing witness to the evolution of modern dentistry in the early 20th century. A particularly decorative piece for a cabinet of curiosities, dental or medical collection.
✦ Estimated period: Early 20th century (patent 1910 - circa 1910/1920) ✦ Origin: The Central Tool Company / S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. - USA ✦ Dimensions: approx. 44 × 18 × 5 cm ✦ Material: Wooden box, steel, printed paper ✦ Contents: Box with numerous numbered steel dental dies, accessories, correspondence chart, and original booklet ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use and age patina. Old preserved set, complete in its original box.
Rare S.S. White "New Century" professional dental kit from 1910 for making gold crowns, a sought-after piece for odontological collections.
