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tools of a hobby-ist dentist

"My dad’s dad was a "hobby-ist" dentist in the early 1900’s. That's right, it wasn't his actual vocation. He was so interested in learning about dentistry he even made some of the tools of the trade in his work shop. Other pieces he got in exchange for doing work on cars that belonged to "real" dentists, the rest he purchased."

So begins the story of how the grandfather I never knew performed dentistry on my dad, my dad's three brothers and three sisters in the early 1900's. From the early years of my childhood I was captivated by the mysterious oak case that contained the most distinctive, yet unusual smell and contents. I would ask my dad again and again to tell me about how the foot-pedal drill was used and what it felt like. I spent countless hours exploring the case and trying to get that pedal drill going...
​Time hasn't changed the case nor its contents, other than some minor deterioration of the tools and potions inside. As I'm now its keeper, I still get to open and explore it. The years of my curiosity now culminating in the images below.
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tools of a hobby-ist dentist:
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  • home
  • photography
    • curios + collections >
      • open the cabinet
      • play
      • little bottles
      • marionettes
      • the dollhouse
      • the old retold
      • bella's treasures
    • photo essays >
      • formerly abandoned
      • home studies
      • small worlds
      • the artist was present for 100 days
      • dale roberts studio j
      • the thorson family
      • highways and horses 4
      • highways and horses 3
      • highways and horses 2
      • highways and horses
      • the gaudins
      • horses
      • water to the woods
      • the broom cut
    • pets >
      • studio sessions-pets
      • before I go
    • portraits
    • bands
  • advocacy + art
    • i was a sled dog
    • home away from home
    • #the100dayproject
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