Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020025 a-b
Description
Electric dental drill (a); black cylindrical metal engine atop oval metal stand, layer of green fabric, silver oval metal base; adjustable silver metal handpiece attached to metal poles with pulley system, mounted in front of engine on stand; four sets of parallel wheels at joints allow full rangeā¦
Electric dental drill (a); black cylindrical metal engine atop oval metal stand, layer of green fabric, silver oval metal base; adjustable silver metal handpiece attached to metal poles with pulley system, mounted in front of engine on stand; four sets of parallel wheels at joints allow full range of motion; black rubber electrical wire coming out of stand below engine, with brown plastic and metal end; stand sitting on metal pole on black-enamelled metal triangular base with three black rubber wheels; yellow fabric belt (b) attached to pulley system
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - drill - Size: Length 1.38 m x Width 44.0 m x Depth 44.0 cm
b - belt - Size: Length 1.60 m x Diam. 0.2 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on drill: "EMESCO // No. 90 // RPM 10,000 H.P. 1/10 // volts 110 AC-DC // EMESCO DENTAL CO. NEW YORK // MADE IN U.S.A."; engraved on handpiece: "San Ferry // THE CLEVELAND DENTAL MFG. CO. // CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A."; embossed on handpiece hinge: "OIL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room W2
W2-536-1-1
Condition Remarks
Black enamel peeling on base; metal generally corroded all over, especially at wheels and hinges in pulley system; foot pedal missing
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Photo
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 Marc Trepanier from Farnham, Quebec