Toothbrush with ornate silver plated handle, ivory shaft and hog hair bristles.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1900
1909
circa 1900-1909
Date Remarks
Date based on a catalogue published in 1901
Material
metal: silver
ivory: cream
hogs hair: cream
Inscriptions
Embossed on silver handle "Sterling"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Temporary Location
With MHC Education Program “Yum, Yum, Munch” stored in Rm 2017
Dimension Notes
Length 13.6 cm x Width 2.0 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Some tarnish on silver plated handle near ivory shaft.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Daniel Law & CO,"Salem, Massachusetts, 1901; p.54
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 Dr. Aldo Boccio.
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Teeth in Time," Case #3, 29 March 2011 - November 2014