Single ended silver metal dental spatula with smooth cylindrical faceted handle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa).
Dates
1960
1990
circa 1960-1990
Date Remarks
Date range provided by donor
Material
metal: grey
Inscriptions
Etched: "STAINLESS STEEL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-5
Dimension Notes
Length 16.4 cm x Width 0. 6 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Shows minor wear and discolouration on handle with minor dings along edges; two minor dents in paddle on one side; minor spot of corrosion on handle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"S. S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-F”, S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co., October 1916, p. 60
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; instrument identified as spatula by comparison with dental instruments in the S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. Catelog.