Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020162 a-b
Description
Cylindrical clear glass bottle filled with white cotton balls; bottle (a) is ridged around bottom edge, tapers inward at neck, round opening at top; glass stopper (b) with flat, circular top with decorative indented circles around edge; bottom of stopper covered in translucent white plastic for an …
Cylindrical clear glass bottle filled with white cotton balls; bottle (a) is ridged around bottom edge, tapers inward at neck, round opening at top; glass stopper (b) with flat, circular top with decorative indented circles around edge; bottom of stopper covered in translucent white plastic for an air-tight seal
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 8.4 cm x Diam. 3.8 cm
b - stopper - Size: Length 3.3 cm x Diam. 3.1 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1920
1960
circa 1920-1960
Date Remarks
Based on similar item
Material
glass: clear
fabric: white
plastic: white
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row E
Condition Remarks
Glass, cotton balls are intact
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
010020252
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