Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020340
Description
Tooth key consisting of cylindrical ebony handle, tapering at sides then back out at ends; concentric circle design on ends; cylindrical silver metal arm comes down perpendicular from centre of handle, bending upward in middle; adjustable semi-circular claw comes out of end
Tooth key consisting of cylindrical ebony handle, tapering at sides then back out at ends; concentric circle design on ends; cylindrical silver metal arm comes down perpendicular from centre of handle, bending upward in middle; adjustable semi-circular claw comes out of end
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Metal is heavily tarnished; wood is slightly scratched
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Book
Reference Comments
"Pitt Rivers Museum" website; "The Finest Instruments Ever Made", Audrey B. Davis and Mark S. Dreyfuss, 1986, p. 218
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 Maw company was founded in London in 1807; in 1839 the company was listed as George Maw, and by 1860 it was listed as S. Maw & Son