Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020252 a-b
Description
Bottle of GINGI-PAK brand of medicated dental cotton pellets; cylindrical clear glass bottle (a) with white rectangular paper label affixed to front and printed with grey ink; label states product information, medical ingredients, volume, manufacturing information; bottle is 1/3 full, contains whit…
Bottle of GINGI-PAK brand of medicated dental cotton pellets; cylindrical clear glass bottle (a) with white rectangular paper label affixed to front and printed with grey ink; label states product information, medical ingredients, volume, manufacturing information; bottle is 1/3 full, contains white cotton balls; bottle tapers at top to round opening; round white plastic stopper-style cap (b) fits into bottle
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 8.5 cm x Diam. 3.8 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 1.9 cm x Diam. 3.2 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front of label: "GINGI-PAK // BY OROSTAT // PELLETS // NOT LESS THAN 450 PELLETS // DISTRIBUTED BY // Surgident, LTD. // Los Angeles, Calif. 90066"; printed on side: "To be dispensed // by or on pre- // scription of den- // tist or physician. // Information to // dentist supplied // on request. // KEEP DRY. // PATENTED // CAUTION"; printed on side: "A uniformly spun // cotton pellet im- // pregnated with a // sterile 6:1000 solu- // tion of racemic // epinephrine hy- // drochloride, with // 1% benzyl alco- // hol as a preserva- // tive. // CONTENTS"; embossed on bottom: "W // 41"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row E
Condition Remarks
Label is darkened, worn at edges; cotton pellets are browned
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