Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020342 a-b
Description
Bottle of dental casting flux; square clear glass bottle that tapers to round opening at top; rectangular yellow paper label wraps around three sides, states purpose, directions and product information printed with blue ink; black plastic twist cap (b) with ridged border at top; bottle is filled wi…
Bottle of dental casting flux; square clear glass bottle that tapers to round opening at top; rectangular yellow paper label wraps around three sides, states purpose, directions and product information printed with blue ink; black plastic twist cap (b) with ridged border at top; bottle is filled with pink powder
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 8.6 cm x Width 3.6 cm x Depth 3.6 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 1.1 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on bottle: "HANDY & HARMAN // OF CANADA LTD. // DEE GOLD // Casting Flux // For melting and // Casting Gold // KEEP COVER ON // TIGHT // HANDY & HARMAN // of Canada Limited // 141 John St., Toronto // DIRECTIONS // Aids melting and // gives life to metal. // Use in heated cru- // cible. Sprinkle on // metal before and // during melting. // KEEP FLUX // AWAY FROM // ACID FUMES. // PURPOSE // Prevents absorp- // tion of gases and // oxides. Ensures // uniform, depend- // able results. // ALL COMPLEX // GOLD ALLOYS // SHOULD BE CAST // IN A REDUCING // ATMOSPHERE."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Condition Remarks
Paper label very worn, green at one edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Industry Canada" website
CD #1
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; Harman & Handy established their Toronto branch in 1936
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020379
Description
Silver metal dental articulator; triangular base with two branches coming out from back; two vertical metal cylinders rise from branches; two semi-circular loops come out sideways from cylinders; arrow-shaped top piece mounted on articulator via cylinder at back that sits in the two loops, sits par…
Silver metal dental articulator; triangular base with two branches coming out from back; two vertical metal cylinders rise from branches; two semi-circular loops come out sideways from cylinders; arrow-shaped top piece mounted on articulator via cylinder at back that sits in the two loops, sits parallel to base; two cylindrical black rubber knobs at top; screws on base and top to perhaps hold mounting plates; screw at top adjusts angle of top piece; screws at back adjust height of top piece
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Embossed at top: "J. B. MOYER CO. // MADE IN PHILA.PA.U.S.A."; embossed on bottom: "PAT. 2423522 // OTHER PAT. PEND."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Dimension Notes
Length 15.5 cm x Width 13.0 cm x Depth 8.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal is tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
Jill Burbank; "Free Patents Online" website
CD #1
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Jill Burbank, wife of Dr. Erwin C. Burbank, from Victoria, British Columbia; Dr. Burbank practiced dentistry in Montreal with his brother, Dr. Alton W. Burbank; Alton Burbank took over the practice of Dr. Stevenson, who graduated in the 1880s and was elected the first president of the Canadian Dental Association in 1902; this articulator was filed for patent in 1945, and patented in 1947; the inventors' second articulator design was filed in 1950 and patented in 1953; one of the main objects of this design was to adjust the relative configuration of the jaw models in all directions, without reinvesting the models or recasting the them
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020384 a-h
Description
Silver metal dental articulator (a); triangular base with circular indent in middle; tip is round with measurements around edge and slanted forward; two rectangular branches with circles on top come up from back; rectangular cut-outs in circles along with measurements around edges; cylinder sits be…
Silver metal dental articulator (a); triangular base with circular indent in middle; tip is round with measurements around edge and slanted forward; two rectangular branches with circles on top come up from back; rectangular cut-outs in circles along with measurements around edges; cylinder sits between circles in cut-outs; attached to cylinder is top piece, with circular grinder in middle and rectangular tip; cylindrical holder down from top piece, hits circular tip of base; semi-circular mounting plate (b) attached to circle via three cylindrical legs, sits in circular indent of base; held in place via cylinder (c); second cylinder (d) slides into middle of top piece; v-shaped rest (e) mounted in piece of metal fits underneath circular tip of base with screw (f); screws on bottom of rest can change angle of rest; cylindrical pointer (g) slides into hole on bottom of holder that comes down from top piece, held in place via screw (h)
Number Of Parts
8
Part Names
a - articulator - Size: Length 17.8 cm x Width 16.4 cm x Depth 15.0 cm
b - mount - Size: Length 8.9 cm x Width 8.1 cm x Depth 4.3 cm
c - cylinder - Size: Length 9.2 cm x Width 1.8 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
d - cylinder - Size: Length 9.5 cm x Width 2.0 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
e - stand - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
f - screw - Size: Length 1.6 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
g - point - Size: Length 8.0 cm x Diam. 0.7 cm
h - screw - Size: Length 1.5 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Engraved at top: "1512 // ROTARY OCCLUSAL // - GRINDER - // MADE IN U.S.A. // PAT. NOS. // 1636304 // 1637569"; engraved on bottom: "12 15 // HOUSE ARTICULATOR // INCORPORATING // NEEDLES INCISAL GUIDE UNIT"; hand-engraved on bottom: "D. // WALLER"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Condition Remarks
Metal slightly tarnished, especially on cylinders (c, d)
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
Dr. Ralph Crawford, Dr. David Waller; "Free Patents Online" website
CD #1
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Dr. David Waller from Prince George, British Columbia; it belonged to his father, Dr. Denning Edward Waller (1923-1997); Dr. D. E. Waller was raised in Vancouver before becoming an RAF pilot during WWII; he attended the University of Washington Dental School from 1949-1953, and practiced in Prince George, BC until his death; he was president of the BC Dental Association from 1966-67 and president of the College of Dental Surgeons of BC from 1973-74; he most likely received the articulator as a student, since House articulators were used by some dental schools; the rotary occlusal grinder on top of the articulator was part of the original design patented in 1927 by Dr. Milus M. House, while the articulator as a whole is a later design
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020073 a-b
Description
Pair of dentures; upper (a) and lower (b) sections with white porcelain teeth affixed to brown and pink rubber gum formations; (a) has mold of entire upper palate while the u-shaped (b) has mold only of gums where teeth are present
Pair of dentures; upper (a) and lower (b) sections with white porcelain teeth affixed to brown and pink rubber gum formations; (a) has mold of entire upper palate while the u-shaped (b) has mold only of gums where teeth are present
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - upper - Size: Length 5.8 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
b - lower - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Width 4.7 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Two teeth missing on upper section; plastic is scratched, cracking at top of (a), inside (b) and where teeth meet rubber
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #9
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Dr. Graham Pettapiece from Victoria, British Columbia; a note with the object states that the dentures came from a patient, Cameron McIntosh, 70 years old, who had the dentures made fifty years prior in Vancouver; he remembered the dentist, perhaps Dr. Ford, had an office on the 2nd floor at the corner of Main and Hastings
Exhibit History
(b) On exhibit, "Teeth in Time," Case #2, 29 March 2011 - November 2014
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020190 a-k
Description
Hight tracer with central bearing plate; rectangular brown paper box (b) and lid (a); white paper label affixed to lid states manufacturing information; two lower tracers (c, d), silver metal flat hollow rectangles, each with two movable arms hinged to one side; arms have triangular teeth along edg…
Hight tracer with central bearing plate; rectangular brown paper box (b) and lid (a); white paper label affixed to lid states manufacturing information; two lower tracers (c, d), silver metal flat hollow rectangles, each with two movable arms hinged to one side; arms have triangular teeth along edges; two upper tracers (e, f) are similar in design, but with space at opposite side of rectangle to put in scriber; one triangular central bearing plate (g) with holes at each corner; three silver metal scribers (h, i, j) are ridged cylinders with long needle through centre, triangular point at one end; instructional pamphlet (k), rectangular white paper folded into five sections and printed with black ink, explains how to use the tracer set.
Number Of Parts
11
Part Names
a - box lid - Size: Length 13.0 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
b - box - Size: Length 12.6 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
c - lower tracer - Size: Length 11.9 cm x Width 4.0 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
d - lower tracer - Size: Length 11.9 cm x Width 4.0 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
e - upper tracer - Size: Length 11.4 cm x Width 4.2 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
f - upper tracer - Size: Length 11.4 cm x Width 4.2 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
g - bearing plate - Size: Length 5.5 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
h - scriber - Size: Length 3.2 cm x Diam. 0.7 cm
i - scriber - Size: Length 3.2 cm x Diam. 0.7 cm
j - scriber - Size: Length 3.2 cm x Diam. 0.4 cm
k - brochure - Size: Length 15.5 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front: "CONTENTS // HIGHT TRACER // CENTRAL BEARING PLATES // HANAU // Made by // HANAU ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. // BUFFALO 9, N. Y., U.S.A."; (c, d, e, f) engraved on plate: "HANAU"; (k) printed on front: "Centric Relation // Established and Verified // BY . . . // F. M. HIGHT, D.D.S. // HOUSTON, TEXAS"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Condition Remarks
Remnants of red rubber in teeth of all tracers, especially (d), (e), and (g); box is worn, two tears on (a), remnants of adhesive remain; (k) is bent, worn at edges; set is perhaps missing one central bearing plate
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #10
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Dr. Jack Cohen from Winnipeg, Manitoba; the purpose of this tracing set, designed by Dr. F. M. Hight, was to help dentists create the "correct bite" between an upper and lower denture; the tracers would record the movement of patient's mouth, which could then be transferred to the articulator to finish the dentures
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020299 a-d
Description
Pink and white plastic hinged model of upper and lower teeth (a); top and bottom are held together by silver metal hinges with a metal spring on each side; pink and white model of upper teeth (b); set of three yellow metal lower tooth covers (c) that fit on the hinged model; set of four yellow met…
Pink and white plastic hinged model of upper and lower teeth (a); top and bottom are held together by silver metal hinges with a metal spring on each side; pink and white model of upper teeth (b); set of three yellow metal lower tooth covers (c) that fit on the hinged model; set of four yellow metal upper tooth covers (d) that fit on the hinged model
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - dental articulator - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Width 9.4 cm x Depth 6.1 cm
b - model of upper teeth - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Width 7.6 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
c - set of three lower tooth covers - Size: Length 3.0 cm x Width 1.1 cm x Depth 1.0 mm
d - set of four upper tooth covers - Size: Length 3.9 cm x Width 0.9 mm x Depth 1.0 mm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Embossed on top: "COLUMBIA DENTOFORM CORP // NEW YORK // 861"; embossed on bottom: "COLUMBIA DENTOFORM CORP // NEW YORK // 862"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B1-15
Condition Remarks
Missing a screw on the lower set of teeth; slightly dirty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Columbia Dentoform" website; CD #3
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; company has been in business since 1917 when Ben Spitzer sold articulators and attachments to dental laboratories; Spitzer also created the first manikin for dental teaching and practice and sold it to the University of California at San Francisco