Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020604
Description
Double ended silver metal dental amalgam plugger with cylindrical faceted handle with tight lines in each facet raised design; one tip flat and oval-shaped and other a solid cup shape.
Double ended silver metal dental amalgam plugger with cylindrical faceted handle with tight lines in each facet raised design; one tip flat and oval-shaped and other a solid cup shape.
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
Provided by donor
Material
metal: grey
Inscriptions
Etched on handle: "2"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-5
Dimension Notes
Length 17.1 cm x Width 0.6 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Shows minor wear with minor spot of corrosion on flat blade end
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"S. S. White Dental Catalog, Catalog-F”, S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co., October 1916, 45.
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 as a double-ended amalgam instrument through comparisons with dental instruments in the S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. Catalog.