Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020599
Description
Single ended silver metal dental gingival margin trimmer with cylindrical faceted handle with tight lines in each facet raised design and short thin angled hook on end.
Single ended silver metal dental gingival margin trimmer with cylindrical faceted handle with tight lines in each facet raised design and short thin angled hook on end.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa).
Etched on handle: "MADE BY S. S. WHITE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SWS 8 80 3 9 R W REV 9"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-5
Dimension Notes
Length 15.3 cm x Width 0.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"S. S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-F”, S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co., October 1916, p. 15 and 16.
Research Facts
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 by comparisons with dental isntruments in the S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. Catelog. According to the catelog the instrument was used primarily for cutting.