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ONJR23OMC022

Original U.S. WWI Named US Army Dental Corps Medical Surgical Kit Roll Featuring The Desirable Eagle Button Snaps - Complete With Tools

Item Description

Original Items: Only One Available. This is a fantastic glimpse into the “modern” dental practices of WWI. While most field hospitals were not necessarily equipped for any type of surgery, they would often have surgeons on standby with these field kits, also known as surgical rolls due to their storage bag. All of the tools you would need would have been rolled up in a khaki colored canvas “roll” with all tools in their respective positions. The kit itself is not dated but we believe it to be Pre-1917 manufacture due to the use of the lovely brass “eagle snaps”. When the US entered WWI in 1917, the US Army transitioned from these button snaps to the more durable “lift-the-dot” fasteners.

The pouch itself is in wonderful condition with moderate staining present but does have clear markings. The top flap of the pouch is marked with a “+” followed by the unidentified surgeon's name “M. TABER”. Below the name of the Dentist is the standard “U” Caduceus “S” MED. DEPT. While this is a dental kit, nearly all types of medical kits had the same standard marking as they were all a part of the Medical Department.

The kit itself contains dozens of surgical equipment and tools all related to dentistry. There are various types of tweezers, excavators, burnishers, carvers, picks, liner applicators, hemostats, tissue forceps, dental crown filling sheets and much more! All of the tools are in good condition and most of them have the same name as the bag etched on them, “TABER”.

An overall wonderful kit that gives you a look into the past of how medical care was conducted for troops on the front lines. Comes more than ready for further research and display.

When the U.S. entered WWI in 1914, the U.S. Army had only 86 dental officers, or one dentist for every 2,350 patients. When the war ended on November 11, 1918, the number of troops had increased from 200,000 to 4.7 million and the number of dental officers in the Army Dental Corps had increased to 4,620, averaging 1,027 patients per dentist.

Many WWI soldiers had never seen a dentist until they had donned a uniform, and it showed. During the war, dental officers provided more than 1.5 million restorations, more than 384,000 extractions, more than 60,000 crowns and more than 13,000 dentures. Numerous dental officers and assistants were wounded and killed in action, among which was Lt. j.g. Weedon E. Osborne, who was killed while carrying a wounded officer to a place of safety. He was the first in military dentistry to receive a Medal of Honor for his bravery on the battlefield.

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