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Hutton Settlement Child's Dental Chair
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| Accession #: | 3367.1 |
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| Title: | Hutton Settlement Child's Dental Chair |
| Object Type: | Chair, Dentist's |
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| Physical Description: | Metal base and supports painted black with gold pin striping; leather covered seat and headrest; adjustable wooden armrests; foot pedals for adjusting chair; bottom seat cushion can be removed so that a smaller 'flip-up' seat can be used; back and headrest adjust from upright to full reclining position; adjustable footrests have scroll and grid patterns on surface. See Inscription field for text. |
| Description: | This dental chair, patented 1905-1909, was used to care for children at The Hutton Settlement, a home for orphaned children established by Levi Hutton in 1919 in the Spokane Valley. After about 1850 dentistry emerged as a distinct medical profession, and slowly reached the Inland Northwest. By 1887 Spokane had five practicing dentists, with more scattered throughout the region. Dental innovations, equipment and techniques improved through both world wars. After 1950 sterile disposable equipment became the norm, along with the new "Sit-down, Four-Handed Dentistry" method which offered more physical comfort for the dentist and an assistant. Sources: Rockafellar, Nancy & James Haviland, M.D., eds. The First 100 Years of Medicine in Washington State: Saddlebags to Scanners. Seattle, WA: State Medical Association Education & Research Foundation, 1989. "Low Cost Dental Insurance: How it Evolved." Dental Insurance: Individual and Group Dental Insurance Plans. e-DentalInsurance.net, 2005. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Dental (Industry->Medicine), Medicine (Industry)
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| Geographical Reference: | Hutton Settlement (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x L 40 x 22 x 54 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
leather (Material)
wood (Material)
metal (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Under seat: "PATENTED/AUG-2-04/SEPT-19-05/JUNE-23-08/JAN-19-09/OTHERS PENDING". On step: "PEERLESS HARUARD"
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Norman E. Staley, 1987. |
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