Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020525
Description
Dental articulating paper samples are stapled onto a rectangular white piece of cardstock which is printed on in blue ink; there are two different samples present; the top sample has a green paper cover printed on in black ink with a thicker, dark blue articulating paper inside; the bottom sample h…
Dental articulating paper samples are stapled onto a rectangular white piece of cardstock which is printed on in blue ink; there are two different samples present; the top sample has a green paper cover printed on in black ink with a thicker, dark blue articulating paper inside; the bottom sample has a blue and white cover with extra thin dark blue articulating paper inside; on the bottom of the white cardstock, there is a printed rectangular blue box indicating a red sample of articulating paper can be mailed on demand; on the back there are two colour pictures indicating the marks the articulating paper leaves on dentures or teeth; sample page seems to have been cut manually on the proper right side.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Printed on the top sample cover: "Articulating Paper // with pressure controlled color // US-Sales Office: Bausch Dental Co. of America P.O. Box 1 Boston Mass. 02215"; printed on the bottom sample cover: "BK Articulating Paper // extra-thin .016 inch // Made in Germany"; printed on the bottom of white cardstock: "Free samples of thin red articulating paper BK 10 // will be mailed on demand"; printed down the proper left hand side of the cardstock: "BK 01 or 05 BK 09 BK 10"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-2
Dimension Notes
Length 12.5 cm x Width 10.0 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The bottom proper right corner is bent and the white cardstock is dirty on the proper left hand side
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"Bausch" website
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; the Bausch Dental Co. of America was established in 1953 by dentists Dr. Jean Bausch and his son Dr. Hans Bausch; Dr. Hans Bausch developed a unique articulating paper which marks intensively on moist surfaces; articulating paper is used to leave marks indicating all occlusal contacts; micro-thin articulating papers were introduced in the 1960's