Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020406
Description
Orange cylindrical glass bottle containing potassium crystals; white paper label affixed to front, printed with black ink, states product information in black border; bottle tapers at neck to round opening glass cap closure; bottle is mostly full with white crystals.
Orange cylindrical glass bottle containing potassium crystals; white paper label affixed to front, printed with black ink, states product information in black border; bottle tapers at neck to round opening glass cap closure; bottle is mostly full with white crystals.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Material
glass: orange
paper: white
ink: black
Inscriptions
Printed on front label: "KI // IODURE DE POTASSIUM // 0.5M // REACTIF NO. TABLE NO."; handwritten on label: "CRYSTAL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-2 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 12.3 cm x Diam. 5.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Glass cap does not come out of bottle; paper label is faded and dirty, with tear at front centre top
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