Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020292
Description
Wooden dental bur cabinet, painted cream; rectangular base; flat rectangular back; two holes at top to hang cabinet on wall; top curves slightly downward over top; manufacturer's logo painted at top centre in gold, blue, yellow, black; sides taper upward; door made of thin rectangular panels of woo…
Wooden dental bur cabinet, painted cream; rectangular base; flat rectangular back; two holes at top to hang cabinet on wall; top curves slightly downward over top; manufacturer's logo painted at top centre in gold, blue, yellow, black; sides taper upward; door made of thin rectangular panels of wood slides down from top to bottom; black-enamelled round knob at front centre; inside cabinet are horizontal and vertical dividers, creating 24 small squares, slanted slighty upward
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Printed on top: "TRADE MARK REGISTERED // THE AMALGAMATED // DENTAL CO. LTD. // MADE IN ENGLAND"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-D2-4
Dimension Notes
Length 20.9 cm x Width 13.8 cm x Depth 8.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Door opens smoothly; painted logo faded; paint peeling on bottom, edges
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
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; this item was donated by Dr. Marc Lemieux from Ottawa, Ontario; the Amalgamated Dental Co. was founded in 1924