Whitney Vulcanizer, c. 1870
Item
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