Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Pain
Accession Number
010020240 a-d
Description
Dentocaine toothache drops bottle in box; rectangular white paper box (a) printed with red and blue ink; box states product name, instructions, medical ingredient, volume, manufacturer's information in English and French; square brown glass bottle (b) with white rectangular paper label affixed to f…
Dentocaine toothache drops bottle in box; rectangular white paper box (a) printed with red and blue ink; box states product name, instructions, medical ingredient, volume, manufacturer's information in English and French; square brown glass bottle (b) with white rectangular paper label affixed to front and printed with blue and red ink; label states product name, instructions, medical ingredient, volume, manufacturing information; bottle tapers at top to round opening; bottle is filled with liquid; round brown plastic twist cap (d); white rectangular paper box (c) contains brown wooden tooth picks and round white cotton balls
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 8.0 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
b - bottle - Size: Length 5.9 cm x Width 2.2 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
c - box - Size: Length 6.4 cm x Width 2.7 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
d - cap - Size: Depth 1.1 cm x Diam. 2.1 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front of box: "DENTOCAINE // DIN 113271 // INSTANT & PROLONGED RELIEF FROM TOOTHACHE // SOULAGEMENT RAPIDE ET PROLONGE DE LA DOULEUR // CAUSEE PAR LES MAUX DE DENTS ET GENCIVES // HARVEY PHARMACEUTICALS, TORONTO, CANADA."; printed on side: "STOP // TOOTHACHE // FAST"; "SOULAGEMENT // RAPIDE DU MAL // DE DENTS"; (b) printed on label: "DENTOCAINE // The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act Registration No. 24167 // Contains: Benzocaine 6.5 % // NOT TO BE SWALLOWED // 2768 Lot no. 534 D Contains 6.5 ml DIN 113271 // HARVEY PHARMACEUTICALS // Toronto, Ontario"; embossed on bottom of bottle: "15 // 3057"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 4 Row B
Condition Remarks
Edges of box (a) are very worn
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