Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020255 a-e
Description
Two dental jars of unknown substances; white rectangular paper tray (a) covered with grey paper with divider in middle, creating two square spaces; two translucent glass jars with angled corners; jar (b) with white rectangular paper label around front printed with green ink; jar contains brown crys…
Two dental jars of unknown substances; white rectangular paper tray (a) covered with grey paper with divider in middle, creating two square spaces; two translucent glass jars with angled corners; jar (b) with white rectangular paper label around front printed with green ink; jar contains brown crystallized substance; jar (c) with white rectangular paper label around front printed with blue ink; jar contains white powder; jars tapers at top to round opening; round silver metal twist caps (d, e) on top
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - tray - Size: Length 7.3 cm x Width 4.1 cm x Depth 1.3 cm
b - jar - Size: Length 3.0 cm x Width 3.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
c - jar - Size: Length 3.0 cm x Width 3.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
d - cap - Size: Depth 0.7 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
e - cap - Size: Depth 0.7 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(b) Printed on label: "1 THYMOZIN 1 CAULK 1 THYMOZIN 1"; (c) printed on label: "2 THYMOZIN 2 CAULK 2 THYMOZIN 2"; (b, c) embossed on bottom: "3"; (d) embossed on top: "C 1"; (e) embossed on top: "C 2"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-7
Condition Remarks
Paper tray (a) has darks marks on bottom; cap (e) slightly tarnished
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