{"product_id":"26599-dentistry-universal-dental-company-veri-chrome-mold-guide-display-case-of-porcelain-teeth-1940","title":"[Dentistry] [Universal Dental Company] Veri-Chrome Mold Guide - Display Case of Porcelain Teeth, 1940","description":"\u003cp\u003eDentist's mold guide for \"Veri-Chrome Five Phase Anteriors,\" the artificial teeth made by the Universal Dental Company of Philadelphia, in its original hinged case. Bound like a large book in black alligator-grain covers, the front lettered \"Mold Guide \/ Veri-Chrome \/ Five Phase Anteriors\" in faded gilt, it opens to a tray of porcelain teeth: sets of front teeth mounted in rows on black strips against a mauve card, each keyed to its mold (L, M and S for long, medium and short, with the width and an F or C), a section of \"Short Bite Molds,\" and below, a drawer-like panel of \"Veri-Chrome Dr. French's Posteriors – New Carvings.\" Inside the front cover, a printed sheet titled \"Coordinate System of Scientific Sizing and the Interchangeability of Laterals in Veri-Chrome Five Phase Anteriors,\" explaining with diagrams how the coronal index (breadth over length) governs the shape of a tooth and how laterals can be swapped between sets; with the imprint \"Universal Dental Company, 48th and Brown Streets, Phila., Pa., U.S.A.\" and \"Copyright, 1940.\" Some teeth missing; wear to the case, with splitting along the spine and at the corners; scratches and surface marks; toning. 12.5 x 16 x 1 inches; 31.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMold guides like this one sat at the dentist's or dental technician's chair, so that ready-made teeth could be matched by size and shape to a patient's face before a denture was ordered. This example doubles as a striking piece of graphic design, and as a small encyclopedia of the human smile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62899529023647,"sku":"26599","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Dentistry_Mold_Guide_26599a.jpg?v=1793310000","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/26599-dentistry-universal-dental-company-veri-chrome-mold-guide-display-case-of-porcelain-teeth-1940","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}