Resumen de Dame Margaret Seward DBE CBE BDS MCCD MDS DSc DDS FDSEng, Edin & Glas FFGDP FFARCS FICD (1935-2021): Her Family and Career
Demonstrable feats of strength and valor using the teeth are found throughout many aspects of newsworthy items and social encounters in history past. Likewise, promotional opportunities relative to the dentition were also common. This article addresses many of these sensationalistic scenarios that were found on postcards related to dentistry in the early 1900s.
“Iron-Jaw” acts have been around almost as long as circus attractions. They usually consist of a person suspended from above a weighted object by a mouthpiece and leather thong attached to a hook. Many varieties of objects have been used in this manner, for example, an anvil, a piano, another performer or a live horse on a platform. Sometimes the performer pulls a heavy weight such as a car or bus with his teeth. Strongmen are occasionally depicted bending iron bars. We have termed these cards “Teeth Feats.”
