Object Details
- John O. Butler Company
- Description
- Two cylinders of dental floss in a cardboard box. The inscription on one side of the box reads “Butler / RIGHT KIND / UnWaxed Dental Floss / For Personal Oral Hygiene / John O. Butler Co. / Chicago, Ill. 60611 / Printed in U.S.A. Made in U.S.A.” That on another side adds “Conforming to the Optimum Characteristics / of Dental Floss for Personal Oral Hygiene / as specified by Dr. C. C. Bass / For Personal Oral Hygiene.”
- John O. Butler (1873-1973) was a Chicago dentist who, in 1923, established the John O. Butler Company, a firm that manufactured sundry oral-care products. Charles C. Bass (1875-1975) was a physician on the faculty of the Tulane University Medical School. Zip codes were introduced on July 1, 1963.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Paul W. Rieser, D.D.S.
- after 1963
- ID Number
- 1993.0107.199
- catalog number
- 1993.0107.199
- accession number
- 1993.0107
- Object Name
- oral hygiene product
- dental floss
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 6.985 cm x 3.4925 cm
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1399048
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-f257-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
