Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020549
Description
Grey metal dental articulator; base consists of cylindrical piece of metal curves in a semi-circle; semi-circular piece of metal mounted at back; rectangular piece of metal hinged at back, can swing up and downward; cylindrical piece of metal in a semi-circle mounted on hinged piece, sits parallel …
Grey metal dental articulator; base consists of cylindrical piece of metal curves in a semi-circle; semi-circular piece of metal mounted at back; rectangular piece of metal hinged at back, can swing up and downward; cylindrical piece of metal in a semi-circle mounted on hinged piece, sits parallel to matching base
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Printed on artefact; similar to artefacts in the collection
Material
metal: grey
Inscriptions
Engraved on top: "NEW CENTURY // THE SNOW DENTAL CO. // BUFFALO N.Y. // GRITMAN IMP'D FEB.16. ' 09 // PAT'D JULY 23 ' 99 NOV.12. ' 07"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B
Dimension Notes
Length 12.2 cm x Width 11.9 cm x Depth 8.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"George Burwell Snow Obituary", Dominion Dental Journal, Vol. 35, No. 4, 1923, p. 156-157; CD #5
Research Facts
Dr. George Burwell Snow, inventor of the Face-Bow and New Century articulator in the 1890s, was first president of the Buffalo Dental Mfg. Co before forming the Snow Dental Co. in 1901. 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.