Plus, there's a plaque that lays out the facts in black and white: Dentures Worn by George Washington. Lead base fitted with cow and human teeth, elephant ivory, brass, and steel. ca. 1775-1799.

Plus, there's a plaque that lays out the facts in black and white: Dentures Worn by George Washington. Lead base fitted with cow and human teeth, elephant ivory, brass, and steel. ca. 1775-1799.

“George Washington never had wooden teeth, nor did anybody of his time. It would have been kind of dumb to make teeth out of wood when better materials were available.” says Smith: ...

Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth? Since his death in 1799, the myth about George Washington’s wooden teeth has ...

We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac Rive, and, of course, wearing wooden teeth. They are all just myths ...

George Washington's false teeth not wooden. Researchers hoping to dispel George Washington's image as a stiff-jawed, boring old man have made some interesting discoveries about his famous false teeth.

In January I wrote about how the holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. came to be. That scratched my curiosity on other holidays and the traditions. Starting with Washington Presidents Day is a ...

Contrary to legend, Washington didn’t have wooden teeth. His dentures, of which he had many pairs throughout his life, were actually made from some of his own teeth, ivory, and other human teeth ...

Buying teeth from slaves "Dr. Lemoire," Gehred said, was a reference to Dr. Jean Le Mayeur, one of Washington's dentists, with whom he subsequently corresponded about purchasing a set of dentures.