Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020554
Description
Red vulcanite lower denture with a dark red base with white plastic teeth set into the base; pink strip from the first molar on the proper left hand side to the first molar on the proper right hand side.
Red vulcanite lower denture with a dark red base with white plastic teeth set into the base; pink strip from the first molar on the proper left hand side to the first molar on the proper right hand side.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa).
Dates
1940
1950
circa 1940-1950
Date Remarks
Donor remarks
Material
vulcanite: red, white
plastic: pink
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B1-10
Dimension Notes
Length 6.8 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Minor pink residue on the underside of the denture on the proper left hand side
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #5
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.