Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020096 a-b
Description
Cylindrical dental cotton dispenser (a); white glass base; yellow plastic siding with decorative cut-outs around; above siding is clear glass siding; metal screw goes from base through dispenser to yellow plastic top; two pieces of yellow plastic separating dispenser into four sections; yellow top …
Cylindrical dental cotton dispenser (a); white glass base; yellow plastic siding with decorative cut-outs around; above siding is clear glass siding; metal screw goes from base through dispenser to yellow plastic top; two pieces of yellow plastic separating dispenser into four sections; yellow top has four cut-out sections corresponding to four sections in the dispenser; green plastic knob on top; shallow cone-shaped green plastic cap (b) fits on top; cotton balls of various sizes visible inside dispenser
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - container - Size: Length 13.4 cm x Diam. 8.8 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 2.3 cm x Diam. 7.9 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Embossed on bottom of glass: "RICHMOND DENTAL COTTON COMPANY // CHARLOTTE. N. C. U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-1
Condition Remarks
Plastic has dark spots, white marks, slightly out of shape at decorative cut-outs at bottom
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"Richmond Dental" 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 Richmond Dental Company was founded in 1895 and specializes in single-use dental items like cotton, sponges and masks