1920s Dental Ledger Odontogram X-Ray & Payment Record C.E. Sheppard NYC
$ 11.09
Description
1920s Dental Ledger Odontogram X-Ray & Payment Record C.E. Sheppard NYC. Small checkmarks appear next to the amounts, indicating that the accounts were settled. The use of dental radiography, noted as X-rays, places this practice among those adopting early diagnostic imaging technology in the interwar period. This item is a vintage dental record from the professional office archive of an early twentieth-century dentist, combining a patient odontogram with a financial ledger. The document was manufactured by the C. E. Sheppard Company of New York, a well-known supplier of loose-leaf binders and accounting forms for professional offices, and its design reflects the record-keeping standards of a modern dental practice in the 1920s. The visible portion of this sheet functions as a payment ledger, detailing services rendered and payments received for a patient, with entries dating from 1926. Handwritten notations record a charge of five dollars for X-rays on October 22, 1926, with a corresponding payment of five dollars credited on May 5, 1926, and a further charge of fifteen dollars with a payment credited on November 3, 1926. Small checkmarks appear next to the amounts, indicating that the accounts were settled. The use of dental radiography, noted as X-rays, places this practice among those adopting early diagnostic imaging technology in the interwar period. The ledger employs standard double-entry accounting columns labeled Dr. for debit and Cr. for credit, with a brought forward entry suggesting that the patient had an existing balance. The verso or reverse side of this sheet, not visible in these images, likely contains the odontogram or tooth chart, a diagram used to record dental conditions, restorations, missing teeth, and planned treatment through period markings. Such charts are of particular interest to researchers of early restorative dentistry, as they often document gold fillings, porcelain inlays, amalgam restorations, crowns, bridgework, and other clinical procedures. The physical condition of the item is consistent with its age and storage history. The paper has a faded cream tone with pre-printed blue and red ledger lines, and it shows clear signs of having been folded along its original creases. The edges are slightly brittle, particularly towards the lower left where there is a small tear, and the right margin features multiple binder holes, some of which are torn or missing their original paper reinforcements. There is general toning, minor surface smudging, and light edge wear throughout. This record offers a tangible connection to the business and clinical practices of early twentieth-century dentistry and would be of interest to collectors of medical ephemera, dental history, and professional office archives. PLEASE NOTE: This item may be shipped according to how it was originally folded.
