Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Human Remains
Teeth
Classification
Dental
Human Remains
Teeth
Teaching aids
Accession Number
010020269 a-c
Description
Student's tooth dissection kit in cigarette tin; silver rectangular tin (a) enamelled in blue, with white, black and gold; front features illustration of a cat and name of cigarettes; information regarding cigarettes printed inside lid, on left side; pink wax inside tin on right side; various teeth…
Student's tooth dissection kit in cigarette tin; silver rectangular tin (a) enamelled in blue, with white, black and gold; front features illustration of a cat and name of cigarettes; information regarding cigarettes printed inside lid, on left side; pink wax inside tin on right side; various teeth cut open to show various angles affixed to wax; white paper printed with black ink (b) covering inside lid, names the different teeth; silver metal ring (c) contains seven white stone teeth with drill holes at top.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 14.8 cm x Width 10.8 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
b - sheet - Size: Length 14.2 cm x Width 10.7 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
c - ring - Size: Length 6.1 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on lid: "Black Cat // VIRGINIA CIGARETTES // Extra Mild ~ Quality Superfine"; printed on sides: "50 BLACK CAT CORK"; printed on back of lid: "FACTORY NO. 6 MADE IN CANADA PORT 13D"; printed inside lid: "Extra Mild ~ Quality Superfine // Black Cat Cigarettes // are Guaranteed made // entirely from 100% pure // mild unadulterated... // Virginia leaf // NATURALLY MATURED // CARRERAS LIMITED // FAMOUS FOR FINE QUALITY SINCE 1788 // FACT. NO. 6 MADE IN CANADA PORT 13D. // 59"; (b) printed on paper: "UPPER INCISOR LOWER INCISOR // UPPER CANINE LOWER CANINE // UPPER PREMOLAR LOWER PREMOLAR // UPPER MOLAR LOWER MOLAR"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Condition Remarks
Wax remnants on edges of sheet (b), tin (a); wax is cracked into multiple pieces; some teeth loose; tin (a) is scratched, enamel coming off, tarnished on bottom
Copy Type
Original
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; this item was donated by Ms. Mary Miller from Morden, Manitoba