Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Military Medicine
Classification
Dental
Military Medicine, Dental
Accession Number
010020008 a-j
Description
Collapsible green metal army dental field chair (a); two curved green metal armrests (b, c) attach to sides of chair by clamping onto seat back and resting in holes on sides of seat; headrest (e) with green piece of rectangular canvas attached to a silver metal pole attaches to back of chair with m…
Collapsible green metal army dental field chair (a); two curved green metal armrests (b, c) attach to sides of chair by clamping onto seat back and resting in holes on sides of seat; headrest (e) with green piece of rectangular canvas attached to a silver metal pole attaches to back of chair with metal screw (d); metal pole (f) attaches to small swiveling table (g), composed of circular piece of wood surrounded by green metal; two metal screws (h, i) allow table to be attached to either side of chair; one metal screw (j) at back of chair
Number Of Parts
10
Part Names
a - chair - Size: Length 1.03 m x Width 97.0 cm x Depth 54.0 cm
b - arm rest - Size: Length 46.0 cm x Width 26.0 cm x Depth 17.9 cm
c - arm rest - Size: Length 46.0 cm x Width 26.0 cm x Depth 17.9 cm
d - screw - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
e - headrest - Size: Length 44.0 m x Width 16.5 cm x Depth 7.0 cm
f - pole - Size: Length 51.5 cm x Width 11.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
g - table - Size: Depth 1.8 cm x Diam. 18.9 cm
h - screw - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
i - screw - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
j - screw - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on sticker on bottom of seat: "T.M. REG. // GRIMSBY, CANADA // 1953 // THE METAL CRAFT CO. LIMITED"; (g) written with black ink: "CANADIAN // FIELD DENTAL // CHAIR // KOREA // 1952-4"
Permanent Location
Storage Room W2
W2-538-3-1
Condition Remarks
Paint chipping all over; paint chipping on two screws on sides of chair; screws at back heavily corroded; rusting at metal joints; leather on headrest cracking slightly
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
Dr. Kevin A. O'Grady
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. Kevin A. O'Grady from North Bay, Ontario; this chair was used by the Canadian Forces during the Korean War in the early 1950s