Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
000003356 a-f
Description
Dental instrument in a box with four functions in one: mouth mirror, light reflector, tongue guard and saliva ejector; the main section (a) is a hollow metal tube shaped like a question mark; top of rounded part is elongated in a curve that points upward; near the end is a slot for a mirror piece t…
Dental instrument in a box with four functions in one: mouth mirror, light reflector, tongue guard and saliva ejector; the main section (a) is a hollow metal tube shaped like a question mark; top of rounded part is elongated in a curve that points upward; near the end is a slot for a mirror piece to fit into and at the end is a spring around the tube that holds the mirror piece(s) in place; at the very end is a small slotted screw in the tube which, when tightened, or loosened, changes the tension on the spring and helps to prevent it from getting lost; there is a flattened spoon shape with a short handle that curves upwards, wraps around the tube and a block of metal; a flat-headed screw with serrated edges goes through the wrap-around section of the spoon handle and the metal block, which loosens and tightens to allow repositioning of this piece; the larger of the three mirrors (b) is flat and oval-shaped with a break in the perimeter to provide a space for the spring; then an extension from the perimeter that fits into the slot in the main piece and held in place by the spring; the middle-sized mirror (c) is flat, rounded and rectangular in shape with an extension to fit into the slot on the main piece and hled in place by the spring; the smallest mirror (d) is flat and football--shaped with an extension to fit into the slot on the main piece; the box lid (e) is made of light cardboard; the box bottom (f) is made of light cardboard.
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - main section with mirror - Size: Length 12.1 cm x Width 8.5 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
b - largest mirror - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
c - mirror - Size: Length 3.6 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
d - smallest mirror - Size: Length 3.3 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
e - box lid - Size: Length 12.7 cm x Width 8.7 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
f - box bottom - Size: Length 12.5 cm x Width 8.5 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
(a) On "spoon" part: "SVEDOPTER // SVEDIA // SWEDEN" is stamped into the metal; (e) printed in white on green section of top of box: "SVEDIA OPTICAL SALIVA EJECTOR // SVEDOPTER" followed by a picture of the instrument and three mirrors in green on white; printed in green: "4 functions in one device // mouth mirror // light reflector // tongue guard // saliva ejector"; on both ends of box lid, printed in white on green: "SVEDIA OPTICAL SALIVA EJECTOR // SVEDOPTER // MADE IN SWEDEN"; on both sides of the box lid, printed in white on green: "MANUFACTURED BY // SVEDIA DENTAL - INDUSTRI AB . SWEDEN"; printed in white and green on ends of side of box lid: a shield shape with a three-pointed crown on the upper left corner; on the shield is the letter "S" starting in the top middle of the shield and ending at the shield point; printed on this letter is "SVEDIA" (see accession sheet for sketch)
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C7-2
Condition Remarks
(a) Metal shows no stains or corrosion; (b) section of mirror currently on instrument shows a little dullness where it fits into the main section of the instrument; (c) and (d) have small scratches and some dullness on the part that fits into the main section of the instrument; (e) end of top has a yellow, rectangular remnant of scotch tape, on bottom end (2.6 cm x 2.0 cm)
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #4; CD #3
Research Facts
Used for four functions in one: mouth mirror, light reflector, tongue guard and saliva ejector.