General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

Dental alginate

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal can containing alginate powder

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

16.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

13.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Dentistry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Vernon Benshoff

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Albany

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Vermont

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Used as a material to create dental impressions for casting moulds.

Technical

Part of a collection of chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of dental fillings, moulds, bridgework and inlays.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Printed on the can label: "MADE IN U.S.A./ Vernogel/ ALGINATE IMPRESSION MATERIAL/ for all accurate impressions/ TYPE I (FAST SET)/ Gelation: 1 1/2 - 2 mn./ Item No. 3504/ NET WT. 454 GRAMS (1 LB.)/ MINIMUM NET VOLUME WHEN MIXED ACCORDING TO DIRECTION 1,500 ML./ [logo] v/b/ Vernon-Benshoff Company, Inc./ Subsidiary of CMP Industries, Inc./ 413 No. Pearl St., P.O. Box 350, Albany, N.Y. 12201/ Phone: (518) 434-3147 Cable: Consolidat/ FM3206/ CONTENTS: sixty-one scoop impressions/ SMALL/ 1 SCOOP OF POWDER 20 cc WATER/ MEDIUM/ 2 SCOOPS OF POWDER 40 cc WATER/ LARGE/ 3 SCOOPS OF POWDER 60 cc WATER/ Vernon-/ Benshoff/ DIRECTIONS/ Shake container thoroughly before using./ Water Temperature: 70[degrees] F (21[degrees] C). Warmer water/ accelerates and colder water retards setting time./ Overfill powder scoop, tap to fill voids, then level./ Large Impression: 3 level scoops of VERNOGEL,/ to 60 cc of water, full measuring vial./ Medium Impression: 2 level scoops of VERNOGEL/ to 40 cc of water./ Small Impression: 1 level scoop of VERNOGEL/ to 20 cc of water./ Replace cover after use./ 1. Pour water into a clean bowl and add/ VERNOGEL./ 2. Spatulate thoroughly for 40-50 seconds./ 3. Load tray in usual manner./ 4. Keep impression in mouth until fully set./ 5. Pour cast immediately. If unable to do so, wrap/ in a wet towel or store in humidor until cast/ is poured./ U.S. PATENTS/ FOREIGN PATENTS"/ Directions are repeated in Spanish, German, and Italian.

Missing

Unknown

Finish

Predominantly red and white label with black and red printed text, and silver-coloured metal top and bottom.

Decoration

N/A