Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Dentures
Classification
Dental
Dentures
Accession Number
010020505
Description
Upper denture with red vulcanized rubber gums and a complete set of plastic teeth minus the third molars; the gums are painted pink on the front of the denture until the first molars; the lateral and central incisors are surrounded by an epoxy-like material which is clear along the teeth and painte…
Upper denture with red vulcanized rubber gums and a complete set of plastic teeth minus the third molars; the gums are painted pink on the front of the denture until the first molars; the lateral and central incisors are surrounded by an epoxy-like material which is clear along the teeth and painted a shade of pink along the gums
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1950
1960
circa 1950-1960
Date Remarks
Date based on research and similar artefacts in collection
Material
vulcanite: pink, red
plastic: cream
epoxy: clear, pink
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Temporary Location
On display “Toothless: A History of Dentures” at the Museum of Healthcare; 27 Oct 2015
Dimension Notes
Length 6.0 cm x Width 4.7 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Shows signs of use; the top side of the palate shows signs of discolouration; there is some cracking on the top side of the palate along the front where the front teeth are
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
"British Dental Association Museum" website; similar to 010.020.504; CD #4
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; in 1864 the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. was founded in the United States, producing dentures made with hardened rubber and helping them to become less expensive to make and thus more popular; porcelain was added to vulcanite bases to recreate the light pink colour of natural gums, since making the vulcanite the right colour weakened the denture