Holy Smokes! George Washington had quite the contraption in his mouth! Plus, that ain't wood: his actual lower denture was carved from Hippopotamus ivory. Check the laser scanning HERE. He was in mouthpain most of his life, eventually losing ALL his teeths to make room for more and more complex contraptions. The Clements Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has a letter from General George in 1781 asking for some utensils to help better manage his chopper situation. You can have a close-up look at his home, Mount Vernon, all redone and 21st centuryized. The estate is looking grand and I can't wait to go again. Gonna take The Rebel south down GW Pkwy and roll til I hit the spot. They've really done it up proper down there now. Not just teeths, but wonderful new full-body representations of what he looked like and some thoughtful activity programs. Fantastic stuff.
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