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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0359.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 10.2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED BETWEEN C.1910-1960
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 CUT PATTERNS & METAL PLATES TO PRODUCE CLASPS FOR DENTURE CONSTRUCTION, TO CUT WAX SHEETS USED IN MOLDING & CASTING TOOTH FORMS, PLATES, ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF SCISSORS ROUTINELY USED IN DENTAL PRACTICE OR DENTURE CONSTRUCTION. ACCORDING TO DONOR THEY WERE USED TO CUT GOLD OR PLATINUM WIRE. DESIGN SUGGESTS THEY WERE INTENDED TO CUT SMALL BANDS OR PIECES FROM GOLD OR SILVER SHEETS, FOR USE INCONSTRUCTING CLASPS, PINS, FORMS FOR CROWNS OR FILLINGS, ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MARKINGS STAMPED ON INSIDE SURFACE OF BOTH ARMS IS ILLEGIBLE
Missing: NONE
Finish: DULL SILVER METAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Scissors, circa 1920–1950, Artifact no. 1989.0359, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0359.001/

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