Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Dentures
Teaching aids
Classification
Dental
Dentures
Teaching aids
Accession Number
010020319
Description
Student's dental articulator; pink plastic model of gums of upper and lower mouth; white plastic teeth with various gold work attached to mouth; model is mounted on silver metal articulator; articulator is hinged, allowing top of mouth to open 180 degrees
Student's dental articulator; pink plastic model of gums of upper and lower mouth; white plastic teeth with various gold work attached to mouth; model is mounted on silver metal articulator; articulator is hinged, allowing top of mouth to open 180 degrees
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa).
Embossed on upper and lower model: "COLUMBIA DENTOFORM CORP. // NEW YORK"; scratched into plastic: "BEAUP // DJB"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-1
Dimension Notes
Length 12.5 cm x Width 8.8 cm x Depth 6.1 cm
Condition Remarks
Many teeth, all metal work is loose; the other teeth are affixed to model with sticky wax or glue; metal slightly tarnished
Copy Type
Original
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. Donald Beauprie from Deep River, Ontario; these models were used for students to practice creating inlays, crowns, bridges etc