Two sets of acrylic dentures, England, 1955-1965

Probably intended for dentists to demonstrate the technology to their patients or by denture manufacturers marketing their products, this example is made from acrylic. This was a plastic first used for dentures in the 1930s, to replace traditional materials such as ivory. Dentures in the United Kingdom were initially available free of charge from 1948 with the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), but demand was so great and the price so high that by 1951 patients had to contribute towards costs.

Probably intended for dentists to demonstrate the technology to their patients or by denture manufacturers marketing their products, this example is made from acrylic. This was a plastic first used for dentures in the 1930s, to replace traditional materials such as ivory. Dentures in the United Kingdom were initially available free of charge from 1948 with the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), but demand was so great and the price so high that by 1951 patients had to contribute towards costs.

Probably intended for dentists to demonstrate the technology to their patients or by denture manufacturers marketing their products, this example is made from acrylic. This was a plastic first used for dentures in the 1930s, to replace traditional materials such as ivory. Dentures in the United Kingdom were initially available free of charge from 1948 with the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), but demand was so great and the price so high that by 1951 patients had to contribute towards costs.

Probably intended for dentists to demonstrate the technology to their patients or by denture manufacturers marketing their products, this example is made from acrylic. This was a plastic first used for dentures in the 1930s, to replace traditional materials such as ivory. Dentures in the United Kingdom were initially available free of charge from 1948 with the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), but demand was so great and the price so high that by 1951 patients had to contribute towards costs.

This display box was probably intended for dentists to help demonstrate denture technology to their patients or by denture manufacturers marketing their products. The box is made of acrylic, as where the dentures it contained a material first used to make them in the 1930s, to replace traditional materials such as ivory. Dentures in the United Kingdom were initially available free of charge from 1948 with the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), but demand was so great and the price so high that by 1951 patients had to contribute towards costs.