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M Kerkvliet
04-03-2007, 11:24 AM
The Historical Society in Alexandria, MN mad a donation of old medical and dental equipment to WMSTR. This material is going to be put into storage on the grounds until a suitable building can be built on Main Street to display it. There are some really nice pieces included. Warren Oday and I went to Alexandria and met Joe Steinhagen an he helped load it all up!

Here are a couple of pictures...

First of the entire trailer load.

http://www.98dodge.com/images/medical1.jpg

This is one of the nicer pieces. I am sure Doc Parker can get it up and running, and put it to use as a demonstration during the show... Any volunteers to be a paitent?

http://www.98dodge.com/images/medical3.jpg

And the last one... Anyone know what it is?

http://www.98dodge.com/images/medical4.jpg

Thanks to Joe Steinhagen for arranging this for us, and to Warren for the help and the use of his truck to go get it!
Kenronsberg
04-05-2007, 10:50 PM
Mark,
Being as you loaded it I have a feeling you know what it is. As someone who had all of his front teeth extracted with a hockey puck, I spent a lot of time sitting next to that contraption. It kind of brings back some nightmares, and one saying from the dentist. " O.K sit up and spit.
Ken
M Kerkvliet
04-06-2007, 01:47 AM
Mark,
Being as you loaded it I have a feeling you know what it is. As someone who had all of his front teeth extracted with a hockey puck, I spent a lot of time sitting next to that contraption. It kind of brings back some nightmares, and one saying from the dentist. " O.K sit up and spit.
Ken

I remember the green thing... all to well! The thing I don't have a clue about is the glass thing in front of it in the last picture.

Dentistry has changed a lot over the years. Doc Parker has a computer monitor in front of the chair now, with instant pictures of my x-rays for him to look at, and a lot of other charts and stuff that I have no idea about.

Last time I was there I told him I thought maybe a good movie playing on that would be a good thing for the patients. I can't remember the exact answer I got, but it didn't sound like it was going to happen any time soon. Come to think of it... Might be a good idea if he is not watching a movie when he is drilling my teeth!

Oh, and the spit thing... Mary Ann takes care of that with mother of all suction hoses now. One time I almost lost my tongue! :biglaugh:

I don't miss those old days a bit!