Leather dental travel kit, mid 1800s..

Leather dental travel kit, mid 1800s. Courtesy of OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

Hand thimble and drill, 1860s..

Hand thimble and drill, 1860s. Courtesy of Prinz, H. Dental Chronology. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1945.

Carved ivory denture..

Carved ivory denture. Courtesy OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

Dentures with gold base and porcelain teeth..

Dentures with gold base and porcelain teeth. Courtesy OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

Dentures with gold base, platinum posts (arrow), and porcelain teeth..

Dentures with gold base, platinum posts (arrow), and porcelain teeth. Courtesy OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

Dental medicament kit of John Pike Gage..

Dental medicament kit of John Pike Gage. Courtesy OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

Anatomic forceps..

Anatomic forceps. Courtesy OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

North Pacific Dental College at Couch and 15th, Portland, about 1900..

North Pacific Dental College at Couch and 15th, Portland, about 1900. Courtesy OHSU Library Historical Collection & Archives

North Pacific College, Portland, ca 1940s.

North Pacific College, 1940s. Courtesy Oreg. Health & Science Univ. Hist. Collec.