Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020258 a-b
Description
Pair of brown metal dental dam weights, enamelled in silver; rectangular weights with sides that curve out then taper to end; clasp attached at top via cylindrical loop; size 1 (a) and size 2 (b); clasp consists of two rectangular pieces of metal, joined at bottom, and meeting at top with two strai…
Pair of brown metal dental dam weights, enamelled in silver; rectangular weights with sides that curve out then taper to end; clasp attached at top via cylindrical loop; size 1 (a) and size 2 (b); clasp consists of two rectangular pieces of metal, joined at bottom, and meeting at top with two straight sides; pushing two halves together causes ends to move apart.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - weight - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Width 1.6 cm x Depth 0.8 cm
b - weight - Size: Length 6.4 cm x Width 1.8 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Engraved on weight: "CLEV-DENT // 1"; (b) engraved on weight: "CLEV-DENT // 2"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-2
Condition Remarks
Enamel wearing off (b); metal tarnished in clips on both weights
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
“S.S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-K”, S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1914, p. 20 (similar to model #7)
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; these weights would help hold the dental dam in place.