Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020203 a-b
Description
Dental surgical cement bottle; opaque white plastic bottle (a) is square with rounded edges; round opening at top; rectangular white labels on front and back printed with blue ink; front label states name of product; ingredients and manufacturer's information on back; round white plastic twist cap …
Dental surgical cement bottle; opaque white plastic bottle (a) is square with rounded edges; round opening at top; rectangular white labels on front and back printed with blue ink; front label states name of product; ingredients and manufacturer's information on back; round white plastic twist cap (b) screws on top; bottle is approximately 2/3 full of white powder.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 10.2 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 4.3 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 1.1 cm x Diam. 3.9 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on label: "WARD'S // WondrPak // SURGICAL // CEMENT"; printed on back label: "WondrPak // POWDER only of a // Powder and Liquid // combination compri- // sing Ward's Surgical // Cement. It consists of // zinc oxide, powdered // pine rosin and talc. // Net weight 4 ozs. // MANUFACTURED BY // WESTWARD DENTAL // PRODUCTS CO. // SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109 // WHITE // REG. SET // 2 9 8"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Condition Remarks
Front label yellowed around edges; ink slightly faded; plastic has some yellow spots
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