Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020090
Description
Dental burnisher; octagonal white ivory handle; piece of brown metal between handle and silver metal end; octagonal metal end tapers to two branches, one curved and one with a rounded tip
Dental burnisher; octagonal white ivory handle; piece of brown metal between handle and silver metal end; octagonal metal end tapers to two branches, one curved and one with a rounded 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-B
Dimension Notes
Length 14.6 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Ivory darkened; 2.5 cm crack along handle; brown metal slightly tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Catalogue of Surgical Instruments & Appliances", Down Bros. Ltd., 1906, p. 950 (similar to model# 4161-I); "A Catalogue of Surgeon's Instruments", S. Maw and Sons, 1866, p. 149 (similar to fig. 18)
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; dental burnishers were used to smooth fillings after being placed in a cavity