Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020294
Description
Wooden dental bur cabinet, painted cream; flat rectangular back; two holes at top to hang cabinet on wall; sides curves slightly inward toward front; manufacturer's logo painted at top centre in gold, blue, yellow, black; two doors made of vertical rectangular panels of wood slide along sides towar…
Wooden dental bur cabinet, painted cream; flat rectangular back; two holes at top to hang cabinet on wall; sides curves slightly inward toward front; manufacturer's logo painted at top centre in gold, blue, yellow, black; two doors made of vertical rectangular panels of wood slide along sides toward centre; black-enamelled round knobs at end of each door; inside cabinet are horizontal and vertical dividers, creating two sets of 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: "THE AMALGAMATED // DENTAL CO. LTD. // MADE IN ENGLAND"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-D2-4
Dimension Notes
Length 33.5 cm x Width 18.7 cm x Depth 7.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Doors opens smoothly; painted logo faded; paint peeling on bottom, edges; scratches in wood on back
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