Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020371
Description
Silver metal dental articulator consists of two pieces of metal with ends split into two tines each; the other halves curve upward and downward, respectively, and are hinged together; the two ends are parallel to each other, with one flat on the ground; screw at top adjusts angle of top piece relat…
Silver metal dental articulator consists of two pieces of metal with ends split into two tines each; the other halves curve upward and downward, respectively, and are hinged together; the two ends are parallel to each other, with one flat on the ground; screw at top adjusts angle of top piece relative to bottom piece
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1890
1910
circa 1890-1910
Date Remarks
Based on donors remarks
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Scratched into side: "O. Everlan"; scratched into bottom: "38"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-1
Dimension Notes
Length 11.1 cm x Width 8.4 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal is tarnished; articulator covered with plaster remnants
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Jill Burbank
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 Jill Burbank, wife of Dr. Erwin C. Burbank, from Victoria, British Columbia; Dr. Burbank practiced dentistry in Montreal with his brother, Dr. Alton W. Burbank; Alton Burbank took over the practice of Dr. Stevenson, who graduated in the 1880s and was elected the first president of the Canadian Dental Association in 1902