Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Communication
Dental
Classification
Communication
Dental
Accession Number
010020452
Description
Rectangular glass sign; lettering is gold leaf bordered by a black outline; sign is hung by two brass metal oval hooks which are attached to the sign by chains
Rectangular glass sign; lettering is gold leaf bordered by a black outline; sign is hung by two brass metal oval hooks which are attached to the sign by chains
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1920
1930
circa 1920-1930
Material
glass: clear
metal: yellow, yellow
vinyl: black
Inscriptions
Embossed on back: "DR.J.A.DIETRICH // DENTIST"
Permanent Location
Storage Room W2
W2-536-4-2
Dimension Notes
Length 66.0 cm x Width 45.2 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Like new; some black borders on the letters are beginning to peel, most noteably on the E and H of Dietrich, and the T, I and T of dentist; glass has a chip on the bottom proper right corner, and a chip on the back of the sign in the top proper right hand corner
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Previous Dental Canada Fund / Crawford Inventory List #: 449
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 sign was donated by Dr. Terry Kearns from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; Dr. Joseph A. Dietrich graduated from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario in 1922; in 1922 Dr. Dietrich established a practice at 338 Pape Avenue in Toronto that ran until 1976.