Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020030 a-y
Description
Varnished wooden dental instrument cabinet (a); two columns of seven drawers each (b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o); below, left side has four drawers (p, r, s, t), getting progressively bigger as they go down, right side has one drawer (q) and cabinet with two metal hinges on right side o…
Varnished wooden dental instrument cabinet (a); two columns of seven drawers each (b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o); below, left side has four drawers (p, r, s, t), getting progressively bigger as they go down, right side has one drawer (q) and cabinet with two metal hinges on right side of door; five drawers (b, c, d, k, o) with attached white wooden insert to hold instruments; one drawer (e) has brown wooden dividers creating twenty-five small squares; two drawers (i, m) have brown wooden inserts to hold instruments (u, v); two rectangular cupboards atop wooden back; opaque yellow glass inserts with etched floral design in cupboard doors; left cupboard has two metal hinges on left side, right cupboard has hinges on right side; cupboards painted white inside with brackets to hold clear glass shelves (w, x); round white porcelain knobs on drawers and cupboards; one pane of glass rests on surface above drawers (y)
Number Of Parts
25
Part Names
a - cabinet - Size: Length 1.63 m x Width 84.6 cm x Depth 32.2 cm
b - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
c - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
d - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
e - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
f - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
g - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
h - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
i - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
j - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
k - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
l - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
m - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
n - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
o - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 5.7 cm
p - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 10.0 cm
q - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 10.0 cm
r - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 12.6 cm
s - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 12.6 cm
t - drawer - Size: Length 32.2 cm x Width 26.8 cm x Depth 17.8 cm
u - drawer insert - Size: Length 28.4 cm x Width 21.9 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
v - drawer insert - Size: Length 28.4 cm x Width 21.9 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
w - glass shelf - Size: Length 36.4 cm x Width 12.1 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
x - glass shelf - Size: Length 36.4 cm x Width 12.1 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
y - glass shelf - Size: Length 83.7 cm x Width 30.3 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1920
1930
circa 1920-1930
Date Remarks
Based on donor's remarks
Material
wood: brown
glass: yellow, clear
porcelain: white
metal: brown, silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room W2
W2-536-1-1
Condition Remarks
Paint heavily chipped on white instrument holders; knob on (e) loose; cabinet door on bottom loose; black substance spilled in (p); wood generally marked inside drawers
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