Chair

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OBJECT TYPE: DENTAL/FIXED/HYDRAULIC
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0005.001

MANUFACTURER: Clark Dental Mfg. Co.
MODEL: NEW COLUMBIA
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal base & frame; leather-covered seat & backrest; wooden arm rests with leather covered pads.

Dimensions

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

Length: 140.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 106.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Clark
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Example of early dentist's chair, manufactured in Canada. This chair used in Ottawa, Ontario.
Function: To support patient's head & neck during dental treatment, in a position most advantageous to the dentist.
Technical: Example of a typical dentist chair found in a dentist's office, though possibly an upgraded version of Ritter's "COLUMBIA" line of dental chairs.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: Base & frame painted brown with a simulated wood-grain finish; leather- dark brown; headrest frame nickel plated
Decoration: Seat frame cast with an ornate skirt; base case with a diamond pattern; mfr's information cast into footrest

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Clark Dental Mfg. Co., Chair, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1980.0005, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0005.001/

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