Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020181 a-e
Description
Container of dental porcelain in box; gold paper box (a) with top opening lid, manufacturer, product printed with black ink on sides; white plastic cylindrical container (b) with manufacturing information and shade number printed with brown ink on front; container is filled with pink porcelain powd…
Container of dental porcelain in box; gold paper box (a) with top opening lid, manufacturer, product printed with black ink on sides; white plastic cylindrical container (b) with manufacturing information and shade number printed with brown ink on front; container is filled with pink porcelain powder; round white plastic twist cap (c) with ridged edges, shade number on top; rectangular piece of brown corrugated cardboard (d) goes around container in box; square piece of brown cardboard (e) sits at bottom of box.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 4.6 cm x Width 4.6 cm x Depth 3.7 cm
b - container - Size: Depth 2.5 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
c - cap - Size: Depth 0.8 cm x Diam. 3.1 cm
d - packing - Size: Length 14.1 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
e - packing - Size: Length 4.3 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front: "Steele's // Apco // Porcelain // FUSES AT 1875 F // QUARTER OUNCE"; printed on back: "38 // THE COLUMBUS DENTAL MFG. CO. // COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S.A. // MADE IN U.S.A."; (b) printed on front: "Steele's // Apco // FUSES AT 1725 F. // SHADE .38."; (c) printed on cap: "Steele's // Apco // 38"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-7
Condition Remarks
Box is slightly scratched, worn; some loose porcelain powder on container
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
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.