Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020285
Description
Silver metal root forceps; two curving handles, with grooves cut along outside for grip; handles are hinged together at top; tips curve upward; tips have matching tapered, rounded ends with slight depressions on the inside
Silver metal root forceps; two curving handles, with grooves cut along outside for grip; handles are hinged together at top; tips curve upward; tips have matching tapered, rounded ends with slight depressions on the inside
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
“S.S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-D”, S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1916, p. 3 (similar to model #69)
CD #1
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; Hu-Friedy's headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois; this item most resembles root forceps used for a fragment, or small roots