Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Dentures
Teaching aids
Classification
Dental
Dentures
Teaching aids
Accession Number
010020074
Description
Dental teaching aid consisting of six plastic models of upper gums and teeth; white teeth affixed to pink gums and upper mouth palate; models are in two rows of three, screwed onto square clear piece of plastic
Dental teaching aid consisting of six plastic models of upper gums and teeth; white teeth affixed to pink gums and upper mouth palate; models are in two rows of three, screwed onto square clear piece of plastic
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa).
Dates
1970
2000
circa 1970-2000
Material
plastic: clear, pink, white
metal: brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-12 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length 25.4 x Width 24.3 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Bottom left and bottom right models are missing one screw each, only affixed to plastic on one side; black substance on teeth of bottom left model; clear plastic is dented, scratched and dirty
Copy Type
Original
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. Oskar Sykora from Halifax, Nova Scotia