Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020097
Description
Dental floss dispenser; clear glass cube, with two angled corners and raised circles on sides, holds brown metal and white plastic spool of white dental floss in middle, affixed by metal screw going from top to bottom; floss comes out of hole in glass covered by metal plate; top of plate ends in sh…
Dental floss dispenser; clear glass cube, with two angled corners and raised circles on sides, holds brown metal and white plastic spool of white dental floss in middle, affixed by metal screw going from top to bottom; floss comes out of hole in glass covered by metal plate; top of plate ends in sharp blade to tear floss
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Embossed on top and bottom of spool: "JOHNSON & JOHNSON"; embossed on bottom of glass: "JOHNSON & JOHNSON // PAT. # 1, 608, 344"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-3
Dimension Notes
Length 6.3 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 6.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Large chip in glass on one top corner; metal tarnished
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 item was donated by Mrs. Jill Burbank, wife of Dr. Erwin C. Burbank, from Victoria, British Columbia
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Teeth in Time," Case #3, 29 March 2011 - November 2014