Dental Ledger Odontogram Gold Inlay Payment Record 1920s NYC C.E. Sheppard
$ 11.09
Description
Dental Ledger Odontogram Gold Inlay Payment Record 1920s NYC C.E. Sheppard. Two punch holes along the right edge indicate it was originally part of a bound ledger or filing system, and the paper shows the expected toning, edge wear, and a prominent vertical fold line consistent with age and storage in a professional office setting. This is an original early twentieth-century dental record from the private professional archive of a practicing dentist, combining a detailed odontogram with a comprehensive payment ledger. The item dates from 1924 through 1926, providing a sequential account of restorative dental treatment over a period of approximately two and a half years. The record was printed on ledger paper manufactured by the C. E. Sheppard Company of New York, a known supplier of medical and dental office forms, and bears the form number 85580. Two punch holes along the right edge indicate it was originally part of a bound ledger or filing system, and the paper shows the expected toning, edge wear, and a prominent vertical fold line consistent with age and storage in a professional office setting. The odontogram section, while not fully visible in the images, is implied by the nature of the typed service entries, which record a wide range of period dental procedures. The ledger documents examinations, temporary fillings, amalgam fillings, synthetic fillings, gold fillings, gold inlays, work on existing inlays, cleaning, polishing, separation, and a cavity preparation for a gold filling. The typed entries reference specific tooth numbers, including a notation for work on an inlay at tooth seventeen, and a charge for a single amalgam filling at tooth sixteen. The fees range from three dollars for examinations and simple fillings up to forty dollars for gold inlays, reflecting the higher cost of gold restorative work in the 1920s. Handwritten annotations in the debit column include the abbreviation “est” next to a ten-dollar entry, suggesting an estimate or adjustment, and a small plus mark near a seven-dollar charge. The credit side of the ledger contains handwritten dates and amounts indicating periodic payments made by the patient, with entries from May 1924 through December 1926. The time column includes handwritten notations such as “2,” “53,” and “1/1,” likely recording the duration of specific appointments or a reference code. This item offers a detailed window into the economics and clinical practice of early restorative dentistry, including the use of gold and amalgam materials, inlay work, and routine maintenance. It is of particular interest to collectors of medical and dental ephemera, researchers studying the history of dentistry, and genealogists tracing the records of named individuals or families from the New York area. The combination of a typed procedural ledger with handwritten payment annotations and the presence of a manufacturer’s form number add to its documentary value as a surviving example of a professional dental office record from the 1920s. PLEASE NOTE: This item may be shipped according to how it was originally folded.
