German Wax Model of the Dissected Head, around 1910

Used by John Murray in his dental practice in Cardonald. The dentist used a poem whilst demonstrating the model, which included the following phrase: 'The lingual nerve, it took a swerve around the hyoglossus. "Well I'll be f****d" said Wharton's duct. "The b****r's double crossed us!"'

Museum reference:
NLC-2010-46
Made by:
Lehrmittelwerke Berlinschever Laganstalt
Place Made:
Berlin
Associated with:
Dental training aid · Thomson Murray, John · Glasgow · See also NLC 2010-78 for more information on the donor's family.
Dimensions:
height: 242mm
width: 185mm
depth: 75mm
Materials:
wood, plastic, metal

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