SEBRE GUSTIN, JR., SURGEON DENTIST, OF CHELSEA, VT., WOULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM THE CITIZENS OF RUTLAND THAT HE HAS TAKEN ROOMS AT 11 MAIN STREET WHERE HE IS PREPARED TO PERFORM ANY OPERATION ON THE TEETH, REQUIRING HIS PROFESSIONAL SKILL, OR HE WILL VISIT AT THEIR DWELLINGS, THOSE WHO WISH HIS SERVICES, IF PREFERRED. . .
Hanover, N. H. Kimball's Dartmouth Press, 1835 [May 1]. Printed broadside, mounted to old wood, 15-1/2" x 11-1/2." Text surrounded by decorative border. Toned, lightly margin-spotted. Attractive, with a variety of type fonts. Dated in print at the bottom, May 1, 1835. Very Good.
This unusual broadside advertises the services of a Vermont dentist, who will perform "Cleansing, Filling, and Insertion of Artificial Teeth, warranted to be satisfactorily done, or no charge will be made. By destroying the Nerve of teeth badly decayed, before filling, the pain will be permanently removed, and the teeth saved."
Local citizens, including nine medical doctors, testify to his skills.
Gustin's Chelsea House was a "very early building in Chelsea. It was the longtime home and office of Chelsea native Sebre Gustin Jr., the first dentist in Orange County, who also had offices in Thetford and Wells River and practiced dentistry from 1846-83." [Gilman, "Destruction and Reconstruction. A Century After Chelsea's Great Fire." 30 April 2026 issue of The Herald.].
OCLC locates a few copies, and the broadside has been sold at several auctions. Item #42318
Price: $450.00