A dentist demonstrating the adaptability of false teeth to an apprehensive patient by taking out his own. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1877.

  • Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.
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1877
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13818i
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A dentist demonstrating the adaptability of false teeth to an apprehensive patient by taking out his own. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1877. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bears dialogue: 'Customer (nervously). "Ah! They must be very irksome at first." Dentist (exhultantly). "Not a bit of it , sir! Look here, sir!" (Dexterously catching his entire set.) "Here's my uppers, and here's my unders!"'

Sign on wall reads: "Fang!! Painless dentistry - moderate charge"

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[London], 1877.

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1 print : wood engraving ; border 13.4 x 10.4 cm

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Plain to demonstration. CK

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Wellcome Collection 13818i

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