Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020234
Description
Silver metal dental double-end excavator; octagonal handle with engraved concentric circles for grip; smooth handle tapers at both ends, bends at a slight angle; flat rectangular tips, with tip cut on an angle.
Silver metal dental double-end excavator; octagonal handle with engraved concentric circles for grip; smooth handle tapers at both ends, bends at a slight angle; flat rectangular tips, with tip cut on an angle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Adhesive remnants on handle; metal slightly tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
“S.S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-F”, S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1916, p.19 (similar to model #57)
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; dental excavators are used to remove decay from teeth prior to filling cavities