Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
010020539
Description
Cylindrical clear glass bottle with a tapered long neck with burgundy plastic screw cap; white paper label with faded burgundy text; bottle is 3/4 full of yellow liquid.
Cylindrical clear glass bottle with a tapered long neck with burgundy plastic screw cap; white paper label with faded burgundy text; bottle is 3/4 full of yellow liquid.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa).
Printed on label: "OraLave // 4 OZS. // Og.1 // To the Order Of // Dr. // MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY // SHAW RESEARCH // OMEMEE, ONTARIO // Mftrs. of Mycomort Products
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 1 Row E
Dimension Notes
Length 15.3 cm x Diam. 4.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Label has minor scratches, large water stain on the proper left side the stretches the length of the label
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Oralav can be used in various strengths as a mouth wash, cleaning and irrigating solution.
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the Dental Canada Fund 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.