Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020383 a-d
Description
Silver metal dental articulator; base (a) with four cut-out holes and cut-out rectangle in middle; two yellow metal legs at front, two silver metal legs at back that come out at a 45-degree angle; yellow metal tool slides along cut-out rectangle, with long screw (c) to adjust it; two branches come …
Silver metal dental articulator; base (a) with four cut-out holes and cut-out rectangle in middle; two yellow metal legs at front, two silver metal legs at back that come out at a 45-degree angle; yellow metal tool slides along cut-out rectangle, with long screw (c) to adjust it; two branches come up from back legs, with clips on sides to attach top part (b); top part sits parallel to base, with matching four cut-out circles and cut-out rectangle; yellow metal tool is adjustable via screw (d); front piece is mounted on a sphere, with a screw to adjust the directions, to allow a range of motion; sphere is attached to a cylinder, which is attached to another perpendicular cylinder with handles on the sides; handles sit in clips on base
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - base - Size: Length 16.5 cm x Width 8.9 cm x Depth 8.5 cm
b - top - Size: Length 18.0 cm x Width 9.1 cm x Depth 7.5 cm
c - screw - Size: Length 6.7 cm x Diam. 1.7 cm
d - screw - Size: Length 6.7 cm x Diam. 1.7 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Engraved on bottom: "MADE IN ITALY // 16"; (b) engraved on top: "Brevetto // GALETTI"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-1
Condition Remarks
Some screws are rusted; plaster remnants on top and bottom; slight tarnishing on metal
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Dr. Ralph Crawford; "Galetti Articulator" website
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 donor is unknown however this item had a sticker on the bottom with the name Dr. Norman written on it; Dr. Crawford had dated this articulator to the 1960s, but as it is model 16, and currently the company is manufacturing model 18, the date is more likely in the 1970s, or even the 1980s