Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020366 a-b
Description
Silver metal dental mirror; hexagonal handle (a) with round end and finger grooves along sides; handle tapers at top; cylindrical metal stem (b) with round mirror at a 45-degree angle at top screws into handle
Silver metal dental mirror; hexagonal handle (a) with round end and finger grooves along sides; handle tapers at top; cylindrical metal stem (b) with round mirror at a 45-degree angle at top screws into handle
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - handle - Size: Length 13.2 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
b - mirror - Size: Length 5.9 cm x Width 2.2 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Engraved on handle: "Handform EMIL HUBER // GERMANY"; (b) engraved on mirror: "3 // BUSCH // HERMOSEAL // DBP a // BOILABLE // GERMANY // STAINLESS"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Condition Remarks
Metal on handle (a) is slightly scratched
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