Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Communication
Business
Dental
Classification
Communication
Business
Accession Number
010020045
Description
Rectangular fibreboard informational sign; letters painted in black on yellow background with grey paint on sides; drawn lines to write in time and place; text surrounded by border of small black squares; clear varnish covering front; piece of plastic made to look like varnished wood glued on back;…
Rectangular fibreboard informational sign; letters painted in black on yellow background with grey paint on sides; drawn lines to write in time and place; text surrounded by border of small black squares; clear varnish covering front; piece of plastic made to look like varnished wood glued on back; silver attachment on back to mount on wall
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Painted on sign: "DR. SNOW // DENTIST // Will Be In // At // On"; printed on sign: "ARCOL"; printed on white fabric strip on back: "CLAIRE CRAFT"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-4
Dimension Notes
Length 21.7 cm x Width 13.4 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Yellow darkened; enamel chipping around edges
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
J. Diane Snow
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 J. Diane Snow from Vancouver, British Columbia and was originally owned by her father Dr. Cecil Montague Snow, who used it during 1929-1942 while traveling around rural Saskatchewan, after which he settled in Calgary, Alberta; he graduated from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland in 1916