Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020224
Description
Silver metal dental mirror; cylindrical handle with flat end; engraved cross-pattern for grip in middle; smooth handle at top tapers to round mirror raised at a 45-degree angle.
Silver metal dental mirror; cylindrical handle with flat end; engraved cross-pattern for grip in middle; smooth handle at top tapers to round mirror raised at a 45-degree angle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Engraved on handle: "KERR 5C MADE IN U.S.A."; "KERR // 5 // BOILABLE // MADE IN U.S.A. // I E"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Dimension Notes
Length 16.6 cm x Width 2.6 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Some tarnish on mirror
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
“S.S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-G”, S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1915, p. 29 (similar to model #50)
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