Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020448
Description
Stainless steel dental drill unit; rectangular cabinet with glass top on piece of fibreboard, bordered with black plastic and silver metal; silver metal pipe with metal coils holds grey rubber tube; metal drill handle at end; cabinet door opens to motor, pump and green rubber bucket on metal platfo…
Stainless steel dental drill unit; rectangular cabinet with glass top on piece of fibreboard, bordered with black plastic and silver metal; silver metal pipe with metal coils holds grey rubber tube; metal drill handle at end; cabinet door opens to motor, pump and green rubber bucket on metal platform; water travels from bucket through pump and silver metal pipes inside cabinet into grey tubing at top of cabinet and ultimately into drill handle; control switch is on the side of cabinet; rubber wheels at bottom
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on unit: "KERN // TURBO-JET DENTAL UNIT // PATENT APPLIED FOR // MANUFACTURED BY // BOWEN & COMPANY, INC. // BETHESDA, MARYLAND"; printed inside unit door: "MADE FROM // ALLEGHENY LUDLUM // STAINLESS STEEL"; painted inside unit: "CAUTION // DISCONNECT MACHINE // FROM SOURCE OF SUPPLY // BEFORE REMOVING THIS // COVER"
Permanent Location
Storage Room W2
W2-536-6-1
Dimension Notes
Length 1.74 m x Width 44.0 cm x Depth 43.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Insulation inside unit is pulling off wall; mineral deposits on internal tubing
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Previous Dental Canada Fund / Crawford Inventory List #: 108-A
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 originally owned by Dr. Donald Beauprie from Deep River, Ontario