Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Dental
Classification
Dentifrices
Dental Cleansers
Oral Hygiene
Accession Number
010020248 a-b
Description
Physicians' sample-size metal tin of Drucker's Revelation tooth powder; cylindrical blue metal container (a) with product information, directions, manufacturer's information printed with blue and red ink; container tapers to silver metal top with round opening; approximately 2/3 full of white powde…
Physicians' sample-size metal tin of Drucker's Revelation tooth powder; cylindrical blue metal container (a) with product information, directions, manufacturer's information printed with blue and red ink; container tapers to silver metal top with round opening; approximately 2/3 full of white powder; round blue metal cap (b) at top.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 6.6 cm x Diam. 2.6 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 0.5 cm x Diam. 1.6 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on bottle: "DRUCKER'S // REVELATION // FOR THE // TEETH // AND // GUMS // A POWDER OF MERIT // NEVER SOLD IN PASTE FORM // AN ABSOLUTE CLEANSER // REMOVES STAINS AND // FILM, HELPS PREVENT // TARTAR DEPOSITS // SAMPLE // GOLD MEDAL AWARDED WORLD'S FAIR SAN FRANCISCO 1915 // COPYRIGHT, 1938 BY AUGUST E. DRUCKER CO."; printed on back: "DIRECTIONS // Shake powder into palm of // hand and take up with wet // tooth brush. Brush teeth // and gums thoroughly upon // arising and most important // when retiring. Allow surplus // powder to remain on teeth // and gums at night. Do not // rinse after final brushing. // MANUFACTURED BY // AUGUST E. DRUCKER CO. // San Francisco, Cal. // U.S.A. // REGISTERED U.S PATENT OFFICE"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Temporary Location
With MHC Education Program “Yum, Yum, Munch” stored in Rm 2017
Condition Remarks
Enamel faded in parts
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
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Teeth in Time," Case #3, 29 March 2011 - November 2014