Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020293 a-g
Description
Wooden dental bur cabinet, painted cream (a); 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…
Wooden dental bur cabinet, painted cream (a); 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 rectangular horizontal (b, c, d) and vertical (e, f, g) dividers, creating 24 small squares, slanted slighty upward
Number Of Parts
7
Part Names
a - cabinet - Size: Length 20.9 cm x Width 13.8 cm x Depth 8.3 cm
b - divider - Size: Length 11.2 cm x Width 6.8 cm x Depth 2.1 cm
c - divider - Size: Length 11.2 cm x Width 4.1 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
d - divider - Size: Length 11.2 cm x Width 2.2 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
e - divider - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
f - divider - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
g - divider - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on top: "TRADE MARK REGISTERED // THE AMALGAMATED // DENTAL CO. LTD. // MADE IN ENGLAND"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-D2-4
Condition Remarks
Door does not open smoothly; paint peeling badly on back, sides; rust marks inside cabinet from metal burs; two 2 cm cracks in wood on each side
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; the Amalgamated Dental Co. was founded in 1924