Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020165 a-c
Description
Silver metal mouth gag; screw (a) with flat oval at top, hollow cylinder at bottom; horizontal metal piece with round hinges on ends slides up and down screw; two arms (b, c) attach to hinges and fit inside hollow cylinder; arms curve inward then end with three tines curved outward; spinning the ov…
Silver metal mouth gag; screw (a) with flat oval at top, hollow cylinder at bottom; horizontal metal piece with round hinges on ends slides up and down screw; two arms (b, c) attach to hinges and fit inside hollow cylinder; arms curve inward then end with three tines curved outward; spinning the oval at top causes the arms to open or close.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - screw - Size: Length 5.1 cm x Width 5.1 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
b - arm - Size: Length 5.8 cm x Width 2.4 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
c - arm - Size: Length 5.8 cm x Width 2.4 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Engraved on front: "Miltex // STAINLESS"; engraved on back: "GERMANY"; engraved in middle: "g31 // 123"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-2
Condition Remarks
Rust marks around hinges
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Catalogue of Surgical Instruments & Appliances", Down Bros Ltd, 1906, p. 1111 (similar to model #4801); "Aloe’s Illustrated and Priced Catalogue of Superior Surgical Instruments, Physicians’ Supplies and Hospital Furnishings. 6th ed", A.S. Aloe Co., 189–, p. 279 (similar to model #5709); "Integra-Miltex" 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 instrument would be used to hold a patient's mouth open; Miltex Instrument Company was founded in 1950