Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Archival
Classification
Archival, Advertisements
Accession Number
010020150
Description
Advertising brochure for the Stern Precision Rest; rectangular white page folded into three sections, printed on both sides with black and blue ink; cover has grey and blue background with manufacturer's name printed with white and black ink and black and white illustration of the product; informat…
Advertising brochure for the Stern Precision Rest; rectangular white page folded into three sections, printed on both sides with black and blue ink; cover has grey and blue background with manufacturer's name printed with white and black ink and black and white illustration of the product; information on the precision rest inside, including its applications and how to use it, as well as black and white illustrations of the rest being used with fixed bridgework and partial dentures; back features price list.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Printed on front: "STERN // Precision // REST"; stamped on back: "PRICES REVISED OCT. 29, 1962"; written on back in pencil: "$22 a
23-08-5 // I. P. of [Illeg.] I. P. // precision rest"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 21
Dimension Notes
Length 16.0 cm x Width 8.9 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Condition Remarks
Page is worn at folds
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Sterngold Dental" website
CD #10
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 Dr. Oskar Sykora from Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sterngold was founded in 1897 as a fabricator of precious alloys; it was among the first to create consistently formulated and alloyed dental casting golds