Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020154 a-b
Description
Dental floss dispenser (a); oval base with rounded cylindrical space at top; dispenser slopes down then raises again in front, with a silver metal insert to tear floss; blue rubber mat with raised bumps affixed at bottom; silver metal spool of white dental floss (b) sits in dispenser; manufacturer'…
Dental floss dispenser (a); oval base with rounded cylindrical space at top; dispenser slopes down then raises again in front, with a silver metal insert to tear floss; blue rubber mat with raised bumps affixed at bottom; silver metal spool of white dental floss (b) sits in dispenser; manufacturer's name in cursive printed on front in blue ink of dispenser, embossed on sides of spool.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - dispenser - Size: Length 8.6 cm x Width 7.6 cm x Depth 5.5 cm
b - spool - Size: Depth 3.3 cm x Diam. 3.9 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front: "Johnson & Johnson"; (b) embossed on both ends of spool: "JOHNSON & JOHNSON"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-3
Condition Remarks
Porcelain varnish is heavily cracked; rubber mat is falling off at base; hardened rubber inside spool, behind metal insert
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; there may have been a cover originally on this dispenser, since there are two holes near where the spool of floss sits and there are remnants of rubber in the spool