Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020084
Description
Dental burnisher; rounded octagonal white ivory handle; piece of silver metal between handle and brown metal end; metal section consists of octagonal base with angled round oval tip
Dental burnisher; rounded octagonal white ivory handle; piece of silver metal between handle and brown metal end; metal section consists of octagonal base with angled round oval tip
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Ivory is darkened, with long crack running length of handle; metal end is heavily tarnished with rust in the middle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalogue of Surgical Instruments & Appliances", Down Bros. Ltd., 1906, p. 951 (similar to model# 4164-O); "S.S. White Technologies" website
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; the S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. first began as a tooth factory in 1844; burnishers were used to smooth out fillings after being placed in the cavity