Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020087
Description
Dental instrument; octagonal white ivory handle with round bulbous end attached via silver metal screw at centre; decorative etching around end; handle tapers to silver metal end with round opening at tip
Dental instrument; octagonal white ivory handle with round bulbous end attached via silver metal screw at centre; decorative etching around end; handle tapers to silver metal end with round opening at 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
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-6
Dimension Notes
Length 12.5 cm x Width 2.3 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Ivory is darkened; crack along bulbous end; 2.5 cm crack near metal end; 2 cm crack near ivory end
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 instrument may have been used as a handle with interchangeable ends for a variety of jobs