Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020307 a-l
Description
Silver metal instruments with instrument roll; rectangular red felt roll (a) with black fabric tie at side; fifteen cylindrical pockets sewn at bottom to hold instruments; instruments with octagonal handles with engraved concentric circles for grip; double-end excavator (b) with flat rectangular ti…
Silver metal instruments with instrument roll; rectangular red felt roll (a) with black fabric tie at side; fifteen cylindrical pockets sewn at bottom to hold instruments; instruments with octagonal handles with engraved concentric circles for grip; double-end excavator (b) with flat rectangular tips at a slight angle; smooth handle tapers at both ends; double-end chisel (c) with flat, rectangular tips; smooth handle tapers at both ends; double-end excavator (d) with flat, rectangular tips at a slight angle; smooth handle tapers at both ends; excavator (e) with pointed tip at a 90-degree angle; excavator (f) with flat, rectangular tip at a slight angle; double-end excavator (g) with flat, rectangular tips at a slight angle; smooth handle tapers at both ends; (a-g) made by American Dental Mfg. Co.; two Clev-Dent scalers (h, i) with curving tips; double-end Star-Dent chisel (j) with flat, rectangular tips at a slight angle; smooth handle tapers at both ends; explorer (k) with curving, pointed tip; Bisco chisel (l) with flat, rectangular tip at a slight curve
Number Of Parts
12
Part Names
a - roll - Size: Length 24.0 cm x Width 21.3 cm x Depth 0.8 cm
b - excavator - Size: Length 16.8 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
c - chisel - Size: Length 17.3 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
d - excavator - Size: Length 16.7 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
e - excavator - Size: Length 14.9 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
f - excavator - Size: Length 15.4 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
g - excavator - Size: Length 16.8 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
h - scaler - Size: Length 16.1 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
i - scaler - Size: Length 16.1 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
j - chisel - Size: Length 16.0 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
k - explorer - Size: Length 15.5 cm x Width 1.1 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
l - chisel - Size: Length 15.0 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(b) Engraved on handle: "AMERICAN DENTAL MFG. CO. 9 80 4 8 34 35"; (c) engraved on handle: "AMERICAN DENTAL MFG. CO. 15 20 16 19"; (d) engraved on handle: "AMERICAN DENTAL MFG. CO. 7 80 2 1/2 9 32 33"; (e) engraved on handle: "AMERICAN DENTAL MFG. CO. 3-2-28 1"; (f) engraved on handle: "AMERICAN DENTAL MFG. CO. 10 4 8 4"; (g) engraved on handle: "AMERICAN DENTAL MFG. CO. 12 80 5 8 36 3"; (h) engraved on handle: "CLEV-DENT 8 R.GOOD SCALER"; (i) engraved on handle: "CLEV-DENT 8 R.GOOD SCALER"; (j) engraved on handle: "MADE BY STAR DENT IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15 15 3 2 2 5"; (k) engraved on handle: "MADE IN USA IVORY ML COL CUR 2L"; hand-etched into handle: "Ralph Garnet"; (l) engraved on handle: "MADE IN U.S.A. BISCO 18 9 6 210"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-5
Condition Remarks
Black sticky substance on (j); fabric roll (a) is curved
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
“S.S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-F”, S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co., 1916, p.14-19
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