Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Dentures
Classification
Dental
Dentures
Accession Number
010020075
Description
Upper denture with white porcelain teeth affixed to light pink porcelain gum showing in front; attached to red vulcanite rubber base at upper gum and palate
Upper denture with white porcelain teeth affixed to light pink porcelain gum showing in front; attached to red vulcanite rubber base at upper gum and palate
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1900
1960
circa 1900-1960
Material
porcelain: white, pink
rubber: red, brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Temporary Location
On display “Toothless: A History of Dentures” at the Museum of Healthcare; 27 Oct 2015
Dimension Notes
Length 6.0 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Cracks showing in pink porcelain between teeth and in front middle of vulcanite rubber
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"British Dental Association Museum" website
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; in 1864 the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. was founded in the United States, producing dentures made with hardened rubber and helping them to become cheaper to make and thus more popular; porcelain was added to vulcanite bases to recreate the light pink colour of natural gums, since making vulcanite the right colour weakened the denture