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Title: old torch
Post by: als123 on January 10, 2009, 10:10:01 PM

My friend gave me a torch head the other day. I was looking at it real close today, and I noticed markings on it. Could only read with a magnifying glass. It says, Dental Mfg. Co., Buffalo, NY, pat Sept. 26, 1899. Does anyone know any background on it or how much it is worth???

Title: Re: old torch
Post by: KC on January 11, 2009, 12:49:49 PM

Dental Mfg Company in Buffalo New York started in 1869 and is now the Buffalo Dental Mfg. Co, Inc. in Syosset, NY 11791-3933.  They make dental/physician/surgical equipment for the dental industry...and torches were used for fillings, brace-work for jaws and teeth, etc. (Have an well-informed in-law who is in the dental industry.)   They have a current site buffalodental.com but it contains no history.  It's value will probably be with collectors of dental memorabilia.