Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020288 a-g
Description
Dental amalgam dispenser kit; rectangular black plastic stand with round black rubber feet (a), indented spaces at top to hold other objects; cylindrical translucent glass mortar (b) with base that flares out; cylindrical glass pestle (c) with rounded mixing end, square handle end; two hexagonal cl…
Dental amalgam dispenser kit; rectangular black plastic stand with round black rubber feet (a), indented spaces at top to hold other objects; cylindrical translucent glass mortar (b) with base that flares out; cylindrical glass pestle (c) with rounded mixing end, square handle end; two hexagonal clear glass bottles with ridges on three sides; alloy bottle (d) with white paper label printed with gold and orange ink stating product name, manufacturing information; mercury bottle (e) with white paper label printed with black ink stating product name; black plastic twist caps with ridged sides (f, g) with silver metal coil-covered dispensers coming out horizontally; dispensers are pushed toward caps to dispense product; mercury bottle cap (g) with dial at back for measuring liquid amounts
Number Of Parts
7
Part Names
a -stand - Size: Length 13.3 cm x Width 8.9 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
b - mortar - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 3.2 cm
c - pestle - Size: Length 11.3 cm x Width 1.1 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
d - bottle - Size: Length 4.2 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
e - bottle - Size: Length 4.2 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
f - cap - Size: Length 3.5 cm x Width 2.3 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
g - cap - Size: Length 3.5 cm x Width 2.3 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Embossed on stand: "ARISTALOY // BAKER & CO., INC. // NEWARK, N. J. // MADE IN U.S.A."; (b) embossed on bottom: "BAKER"; (d) printed on label: "BA[Illeg.]R // Aristaloy // E.NEWARK, N.J."; embossed on bottom: "BAKER 11"; (e) printed on label: "FOR MERCURY // USE BAKER SPECTROPURE"; embossed on bottom: "BAKER 10"; (f) embossed on cap: "ARISTALOY // BAKER // MADE IN U.S.A."; (g) embossed on cap: "SPECTRO PURE // BAKER // MADE IN U.S.A. // PAT.NO. // 2081544"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-2
Condition Remarks
Label on mercury bottle (e) very darkened; label on alloy bottle (d) partially ripped; bottom of mortar (b) worn; bottom of pestle (c) darkened and scratched
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"Free Patents Online" website
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; the caps on the dispensing bottles were patented in the late 1930s