Spatula

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OBJECT TYPE: HAND/WAX/DOUBLE END
DATE: 1930–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0363.001

MANUFACTURER: PRODENTA
MODEL: WIRONIT
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. PROBABLY SURGICAL STEEL HEADS & ALUMINUM SHAFT

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.1 cm
Width: 1.0 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: PRODENTA
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C.1930S-1960S
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: FOR SHAPING WAX DENTAL FORMS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DENTAL INSTRUMENT USED FOR FINE SHAPING & FINISHING OF WAX FORMS. THIS HAND TOOL IS CALLED A SPATULA, BUT SERVES THE FUNCTION OF A KNIFE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Wironit 2603' & 'PRODENTA-GERMANY' STAMPED IN HANDLE
Missing: NONE
Finish: BRUSHED SILVER METAL SHAFT; BRIGHT SILVER METAL BLADE & POINT
Decoration: N/A

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PRODENTA, Spatula, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1989.0363, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0363.001/

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