A Daily Reminder of Appointments and Other Important Matters (with 54 pages of advertising for Ritter Dental tools and equipment)

Ritter Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Published by Ritter Dental Manufacturing Company, Inc., Rochester, NY, 1937

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[DENTISTRY - Catalog / Appointment Booklet] Ritter Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc. A Daily Reminder of Appointments and Other Important Matters (Rochester: Ritter Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc., (1937). Black soft leather binding with Ritter / 1938 on the front cover in gilt; AEG; 2 5/8 inches x 4 inches; [un-numbered page of general information and calendars for 1937 and 1938], [blank pages for daily entries and telephone numbers, 54 pages advertising dental equipment manufactured by Ritter. Pencil and ink notations only for the last two days in 1937 and January 1, 1938; all the other diary and telephone number pages are blank. The front section contains a print of the Ritter plant; the Dentist?s Creed; Secretaries of State Dental Examining Boards; Secretaries of the Provinces of Canada; States Licensing Dental Hygienists 1937; Schools Offering Training Course for Dental Hygienists; Approximate Distribution of Dentists per Capita in Each State in the United States; Population of Principal Cities of the United States and Canada; Domestic and Foreign Postage; Railroad Fares Between American Cities; and other ?useful information?. The most interesting part of the booklet is the 54-page illustrated section relating to the Ritter Company?s dental products. Dental supplies include text and photos for Model ?B? Motor Chair; the Ritter Foot Pump Chair; the Ritter ?Junior? Chair; Models ?E? and ?F? Units; Ritter Models ?B? and ?C? Tri-Dents; Model ?A? Lathe; Ritter Model ?B? Shockproof X-Ray Unit; Ritter Models ?C? ?Hydromatic? Sterilizer; Model ?B? Sterilizer; Thermo-Water Syringe Reservoir and Heater; ; Single-Cylinder Air Compressor; Ritter Clusterlite and ?Dualite?; Ritter Model ?C? Engine; Ritter Model ?B? ?Swinging? Cuspidor; Rest and Relief Stool; the Clark Chart; several books on aspects of dentistry; and American and Canadian Distributors of Ritter Equipment. It also lists the eruption and shedding times of a person?s deciduous and permanent teeth. The inside back cover includes another 1938 12-month calendar for easy reference. The Ritter Dental Company was founded in 1887 by Frank J. Ritter (1844-1915), a Bavarian native who had immigrated to the United States. Ritter established a parlor furniture manufacturing company in Rochester, NY in the 1870s. He wisely invested in Dewell Stuck?s patent for a new mechanism that would raise and lower dental chairs, and after several years of prototypes, his company came out with the New Columbia Chair. That chair was very successful and was exhibited at the 1893 Columbian World?s Fair in Chicago. Ritter closed his parlor furnishing company and expanded the output of the dental company, including introducing an electrical motor that replaced the old foot pump. By the early 20th century, Ritter?s dental company was one of the most successful in the world. His grandson, Frank Ritter Shumway continued the company until it merged in 1965 with another company that eventually became known as Sybron Corporation. By that time, the company had relocated to Germany. Great piece advertising dental equipment at the height of the Ritter Dental Company?s output. Fine condition. [18-1383].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Daily Reminder of Appointments and Other Important Matters (with 54 pages of advertising for Ritter Dental tools and equipment)
• Publisher: Ritter Dental Manufacturing Company, Inc., Rochester, NY
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine