Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Archival
Dental
Classification
Archival, Publications
Dental
Accession Number
010020142 a-b
Description
Reference book regarding transillumination in dentistry; white pages printed with black ink with sewn binding; black leather cover features title and author printed with gold ink; sections inside include "A New Era in Dental Diagnostic Methods", "Explanation of the Dentalamp and the Searchlight Priā¦
Reference book regarding transillumination in dentistry; white pages printed with black ink with sewn binding; black leather cover features title and author printed with gold ink; sections inside include "A New Era in Dental Diagnostic Methods", "Explanation of the Dentalamp and the Searchlight Principle", "Practical Details on Diagnosis by Transillumination", "Use of Transillumination for Diagnoses of the Air Sinuses" and "The Vitalitester, What It Does, and How It Is Used", among others; illustrations throughout printed with black and red ink; back blank; 66 pages; yellow cardstock library card (b) in yellow envelope affixed to inside back cover; title and author with blank lines to fill in the borrower's name and date printed with black ink on both sides
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - book - Size: Length 22.8 cm x Width 14.8 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
b - card - Size: Length 12.7 cm x Width 7.5 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Written on spine: "D // 6 // 2 // C"; printed on front: "DIAGNOSIS // by // TRANSILLUMINATION // CAMERON // J. G. BRAUND, D.O."; printed on sticker on inside cover: "LIBRARY // of // THE CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION // LA BIBLIOTHEQUE // de // L'ASSOCIATION DENTAIRE CANADIENNE"; stamped on first page: "CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION // LIBRARY"; printed on inside cover page: "Diagnosis // by // Transillumination // A treatise on the use of // transillumination in diagnosis // of infected conditions of the // dental process and various // air sinuses // with // a chapter on the // electric test for pulp vitality // by // W.J. CAMERON, Ph. G. // Compiled from the results of // years of study, research and // clinical experience in collabo- // ration with leading physicians, // dentists and diagnosticians // Price $2.00 // Published by // CAMERON'S PUBLISHING CO. // 110-112 West Oak Street // Chicago, U.S.A."; (b) printed on card: "D62-C182 4764 // Author CAMERON, W.J. // Title Diagnosisi by Transillumination, 1924. // DATE NAME OF BORROWER"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Condition Remarks
Edges of cover very worn
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