Dental syringe, which consists of a syringe, 8 needles, and a wrench in a box; the syringe (a-c) consists of (a) a solid cylindrical metal plunger with a flat thumb press piece at the end; this piece has rounded edges; the cylindrical part of the plunger goes through (b) a metal nut that has a cyli…
Dental syringe, which consists of a syringe, 8 needles, and a wrench in a box; the syringe (a-c) consists of (a) a solid cylindrical metal plunger with a flat thumb press piece at the end; this piece has rounded edges; the cylindrical part of the plunger goes through (b) a metal nut that has a cylindrical open centre and hexagonal outer edges; the end of the nut that is closest to the plunger is smooth inside, while the other end is threaded to allow it to be attached to (c) a metal barrel with finger grips; thebarrel is cylindrical and threaded at one end; the other end is tapered, but also threaded to allow the attachment of needles (d-k); the needles all have a hollow round threaded inner part and hexagonal outer edges at the base which then tapers outwards to a hollow cylindrical needle; the ends vary: (d) open, with no needle; (e-g) with short straight needles; (h-j) with short straight needles on angles; (k) has a round base and a long straight needle; there is also (l) a round threaded cap that fits onto and closes the tip of the syringe; there is also a wrench (m) that is made of flat metal with two rounded ends and fit onto the nut and the base of the needles; all pieces are stored in (n) a rectangular-shaped cardboard box with closed sides and bottom and (o) a separate lid that fits over and covers the box; both the outside top and bottom of the box have a paper cover; the top has printed manufacturing information on it
Number Of Parts
15
Part Names
a - plunger - Size: Length 10.3 cm. x Width 6.6 cm. x Depth 1.8 cm.
b - nut - Size: Length 2.0 cm. x Width 1.7 cm. x Depth. 1.7 cm.
c - barrel - Size: Length 7.8 cm. x Width 6.1 cm. x Depth 1.9 cm.
d - needle - Size: Length 1.6 cm. x Width 2.6 cm. x Depth 2.6 cm.
e - needle - Size: Length 2.6 cm x Width 0.6 cm. x Depth 0.6 cm.
f - needle - Size: Length 2.6 cm. x Width 0.5 cm. x Depth 0.5 cm.
g - needle - Size: Length 2.5 cm. x Width 0.5 cm. x Depth 0.5 cm.
h - needle - Size: Length 2.5 cm. x Width 0.5 cm. x Depth 0.5 cm.
i - needle - Size: Length 2.5 cm. x Width 0.6 cm. x Depth 0.6 cm.
j - needle - Size: Length 2.4 cm. x Width 0.5 cm. x Depth 0.5 cm.
k - needle - Size: Length 3.4 cm. x Diam. 0.5 cm.
l - cap - Size: Length 0.7 cm. x Diam. 0.6 cm.
m - wrench - Size: Length 5.1 cm. x Width 2.7 cm. x Depth 0.2 cm.
n - box bottom - Size: Length 12.9 cm. x Width 7.3 cm. x Depth 2.5 cm.
o - box lid - Size: Length 13.6 cm. x Width 7.9 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. Garfield Dormer, who was the first to specialize in gums in Ottawa; Dr. Dormer was cousin to donor D.G. Mike Willis
The nut (b) is stamped, "PAT. FEB 25, 1900"; the syringe barrel (c) is stamped, "THE RANDALL-FAICHNEY CO. BOSTON U.S.A. // IMPERIAL NO. 3"; all the needle bases (d-j) have the word "IMPERIAL" stamped into them; the top of the lid (o) reads, "ONE // CRUTCH HANDLE // Imperial // Dental Syringe, No. 3 // (PATENT No. 880433.) // WITH WRENCH AND EXTRA PACKINGS. // GRADUATED, NON-CORROSIVE METAL CYLINDER, HIGH PRESSURE PACKING, // IMPROVED FILLING DEVICE. // For perfect results use the IMPERIAL (Hexagon ) NEEDLE with R-B // Polished Edge Points and the IMPERIAL HIGH PRESSURE POINTS. // THE RANDALL FAICHNEY COMPANY // BOSTON // Trade R+B Mark // Reliability and Beauty in Manufacture."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-4
Condition Remarks
None of the metal parts show any corrosion; moving parts do so without difficulty; the paper and cardboard in the box show a good deal of wear, but all printing is legible