Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020007 a-f
Description
Metal dental chair (a) with white enamelled curved seat back with long oval cut-outs; round black metal seat covered in black leather; two curved metal armrests (b, c) covered with black leather on top, attached via metal screws (e, f) to chair; metal headrest (d), with two rectangular black leatheā¦
Metal dental chair (a) with white enamelled curved seat back with long oval cut-outs; round black metal seat covered in black leather; two curved metal armrests (b, c) covered with black leather on top, attached via metal screws (e, f) to chair; metal headrest (d), with two rectangular black leather pads at top, attached by long metal pole to chair; chair has four legs which curve outward, creating a wide base
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - chair - Size: Length 92.5 cm x Width 62.5 cm x Depth 37.0 cm
b - arm rest - Size: Length 52.0 cm x Width 34.2 cm x Depth 9.2 cm
c - arm rest - Size: Length 52.0 cm x Width 34.2 cm x Depth 9.2 cm
d - headrest - Size: Length 39.0 cm x Width 16.2 cm x Depth 10.5 cm
e - screw - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
f - screw - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1920
1940
circa 1920-1940
Date Remarks
Based on donor's remarks
Material
metal: brown
enamel: white
leather: black
Permanent Location
Storage Room W2
W2-538-3-1
Condition Remarks
Metal heavily corroded on arm rests and headrest; slit in leather on right arm rest; small tears in leather on left arm rest; slight rust on metal on seat; enamel mostly gone and metal rusting at bottom of chair legs; #2: discovered that the cast-iron holder for the right chair arm rod was snapped off with the loose portion still inside the armpiece; assumption the breakage is from several visitors during the summer that repeatedly shook the arms to see how stable the chair was.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
Dr P. Ralph Crawford
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 type of examination chair was possibly used in hospital examination rooms or doctors' offices in the early 20th century
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Teeth in Time," Case #4, 29 March 2011 - November 2014