Object Details
- retailer
- Tupper's Pharmacy
- Hope, Inc.
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For Cleaning Teeth, For Mouth Wash, For Gum Massage
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr.
- ca 1938
- ID Number
- 1980.0698.133
- accession number
- 1980.0698
- catalog number
- 1980.0698.133
- Object Name
- tooth powder
- Other Terms
- Tooth Powder; Oral Hygiene; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
- Physical Description
- tin; iron; paint; organic material (unspecified) (overall material)
- calcium hyrdoxide (drug active ingredients)
- sod. bicarbonate (drug active ingredients)
- sod. chloride (salt) (drug active ingredients)
- mag. hydroxide (powdered milk of magnesia) (drug active ingredients)
- sod. perborate (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 3/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 16.1925 cm x 7.9375 cm x 4.7625 cm
- overall; container: 5 11/16 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 14.4145 cm x 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Dental Products
- Record ID
- nmah_715916
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ef9e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
