Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020085
Description
Dental excavator; octagonal white ivory handle; piece of brown metal between handle and silver metal end; metal end tapers to perpendicular rectangular tip
Dental excavator; octagonal white ivory handle; piece of brown metal between handle and silver metal end; metal end tapers to perpendicular rectangular tip
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1840
1890
circa 1840-1890
Date Remarks
Based on similar artefacts
Material
ivory: white
metal: silver, brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-6
Dimension Notes
Length 14.3 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Ivory is darkened; 2 cm crack along handle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalogue of Surgical Instruments & Appliances", Down Bros. Ltd., 1906, p. 948 (similar to model# 4142-I)
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; dental excavators are used to remove decay from teeth prior to filling cavities.