In the early 1900s, a man unable to afford proper dentures crafted his own by melting down toothbrush handles and fitting them with teeth taken from a dead coyote.
In the early 1900s, a man unable to afford proper dentures crafted his own by melting down toothbrush handles and fitting them with teeth taken from a dead coyote.
What they’re not telling you is that after this occurred the mans diet changed to eating primarily mice, rats, voles, rabbits, and squirrels. 😜
Mtatk on
That’s a lot better than taking them from the slaves that you own, Mr. Washington.
smokeysubwoofer on
I would make a set of shark teeth just for meat and another set of goat teeth for cereal and stuff
Sunset-onthe-Horizon on
Dentists hate this one trick…
BendersDafodil on
I wonder if this is how you get coyote teeth? 🤣
Nobody6269 on
What did they make toothbrushes out of?
fattybrah on
I wonder how it looked when he smiled
LogicallLunacy on
Just think. We are in 2026 and Americans still need to do things like this because we cant afford medical.
Hot_Top_124 on
This reminds me that I need to finish Planescape Torment……
reddorickt on
The hot plastic melted his tissue on his gums for a bit, but after they healed apparently he used them successfully for years. Then in 1946 a dentist was so impressed that he made him a professional set in exchange for the homemade ones, and put those in a museum.
LolaBleu on
I remember seeing these when I visited the Eastern California Museum. I guess when you’re that desperate any teeth will do.
Why toothbrush handles? Haha. Like he had an excessive amount of toothbrushes due to the years of him not having any teeth to brush, but kept acquiring new toothbrushes anyway.
Now all you can do is melt them down into useful objects.
Secret-Damage-805 on
With how expensive it is to go to the dentist, I see this coming back.
theboned1 on
All i read was, Since the 1900s people haven’t been able to afford proper healthcare.
Scruffy_Nerf_Hoarder on
Well there’s a new sentence.
bizoticallyyours83 on
Do you think he ever bit anyone?Â
Ded_man_3112 on
Alright, it’s fascinating and sad. Though not uniquely isolated to what impoverished people resort to in a society they can’t afford to live in. It takes a resourceful individual with a degree of ingenuity to survive independently in a cave dwelling outside of civilization, as he did.
Obviously, pointing out that he made this in the early 1900’s (possibly 1930’s-40’s) it makes his creation sound so much more profound. As if it came from the stone ages. Just as equally as it makes me feel old as shit to be born late mid 1900’s, smh.
I guess…that’s why it doesn’t sound quite as significant as opposed to being an oddity being from the ancient 1900’s myself. 🤣
drillbit16 on
eww. why didn’t he use a corpse like a normal person?
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Ewwww
Damn I wish I could have bought him some real dentures
Cool neuroshima artifact idea!
WAAY easier than taking teeth from a live coyote.
JFC don’t let RFKJr see this, he’ll make it mandatory for dental insurance.
That’s badass. gross, but fuckin cool.
I just hoped he properly cleaned those teeth before gluing them together
and i thought my dentist bills were scary. imagine the breath on that guy… literally smelled like a dead coyote. absolute madman
https://preview.redd.it/oi9c980luzwg1.jpeg?width=621&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ba4c7a5d6b0d4c4f83bcf30f7faa19a20c384db
What they’re not telling you is that after this occurred the mans diet changed to eating primarily mice, rats, voles, rabbits, and squirrels. 😜
That’s a lot better than taking them from the slaves that you own, Mr. Washington.
I would make a set of shark teeth just for meat and another set of goat teeth for cereal and stuff
Dentists hate this one trick…
I wonder if this is how you get coyote teeth? 🤣
What did they make toothbrushes out of?
I wonder how it looked when he smiled
Just think. We are in 2026 and Americans still need to do things like this because we cant afford medical.
This reminds me that I need to finish Planescape Torment……
The hot plastic melted his tissue on his gums for a bit, but after they healed apparently he used them successfully for years. Then in 1946 a dentist was so impressed that he made him a professional set in exchange for the homemade ones, and put those in a museum.
I remember seeing these when I visited the Eastern California Museum. I guess when you’re that desperate any teeth will do.
[Eastern California Museum ](https://www.inyocounty.us/residents/things-to-do/eastern-california-museum)
https://preview.redd.it/gmp8316gyzwg1.jpeg?width=1489&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2bbd61e81511bfab5840332a0d8564f7b45fe09
Why toothbrush handles? Haha. Like he had an excessive amount of toothbrushes due to the years of him not having any teeth to brush, but kept acquiring new toothbrushes anyway.
Now all you can do is melt them down into useful objects.
With how expensive it is to go to the dentist, I see this coming back.
All i read was, Since the 1900s people haven’t been able to afford proper healthcare.
Well there’s a new sentence.
Do you think he ever bit anyone?Â
Alright, it’s fascinating and sad. Though not uniquely isolated to what impoverished people resort to in a society they can’t afford to live in. It takes a resourceful individual with a degree of ingenuity to survive independently in a cave dwelling outside of civilization, as he did.
Obviously, pointing out that he made this in the early 1900’s (possibly 1930’s-40’s) it makes his creation sound so much more profound. As if it came from the stone ages. Just as equally as it makes me feel old as shit to be born late mid 1900’s, smh.
I guess…that’s why it doesn’t sound quite as significant as opposed to being an oddity being from the ancient 1900’s myself. 🤣
eww. why didn’t he use a corpse like a normal person?
What in the RFK Jr. did I just read?
Why a coyote?
Such an odd choice…