Whitney Vulcanizer, c. 1870

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Title

Whitney Vulcanizer, c. 1870

Date

1870

Description

The vulcanizer is used to produce vulcanite dentures, the most common dentures from 1850–1940. The first vulcanizer was constructed in 1856 and weighed 1,200 lbs.

Rights

Courtesy of UNMC College of Dentistry, through the support of the Dental Museum Fund and curated by Dr. Stanton D. Harn

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