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Designed By:
Charles A. Priest
Manufactured By:
Unknown. This is a pre-patent model likely produced professionally in Marion, Indiana
US Patent:
1635766
Description:
The Priest Grinder was intended to accommodate many of the most popular semi-adjustable articulators of the day, such as the Hanau H (pictured) and the Wadsworth. The power source for the grinding assembly was probably a bench lathe attached to the large pulley wheel. The grinding assembly attaches to the incisal pin producing a horizontal elliptical motion. The condylar and incisal controls are preset and provide the “anatomical” component of the motion.
Priest Anatomical Denture Grinder
Priest Anatomical Denture Grinder 2
Priest Anatomical Denture Grinder 3
Priest Anatomical Denture Grinder 4Dr. Edgar N. Starcke's articles in the Journal of Prosthodontics have more information on the history of articulators.