General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.2 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Dentistry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cleveland

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C.1910-1930S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON, LTD. TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB. EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD. SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS.

Function

TO PACK & CONDENSE PLASTIC-TYPE MATERIAL SUCH AS AMALGAM WITHIN A CAVITY PREPARATION.

Technical

TYPE SAMPLES OF AMALGAM PLUGGERS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 'C.D. MANF'CO.' & 'HAL M' STAMPED ON HANDLE

Missing

NONE

Finish

.1 FILE CUT FINISH ON MIDSECTION OF HANDLE/.3 HAS DULL BLACK SYNTHETIC SLEEVE COVERING METAL HANDLE SHAFT/.4 SCROLLING BAND & FILE-CUT PATTERNS INCISED ON MIDSECTION OF ROUND HANDLE

Decoration

N/A