Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020370
Description
Dental shade guide; silver metal ring with 27 pieces of rectangular metal attached; one piece with engraved manufacturing information; the other 26 pieces with porcelain teeth of various shades of white and beige attached at ends, numbered 51-76
Dental shade guide; silver metal ring with 27 pieces of rectangular metal attached; one piece with engraved manufacturing information; the other 26 pieces with porcelain teeth of various shades of white and beige attached at ends, numbered 51-76
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Engraved on piece of metal: "CONSOLIDATED DENTAL // MANUFACTURING CO. // NEW YORK U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-3
Dimension Notes
Length 10.5 cm x Width 10.5 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Some porcelain darkened
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
"The Finest Instruments Ever Made", Audrey B. Davis and Mark S. Dreyfuss, 1986, p. 100; Dr. Ralph Crawford
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 catalogue list price for this item was $1.00 in 1908