Rose Tooth Powder

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Glass jar with paper label that reads “ROSE / TOOTH POWDER / FOR CLEANSING AND BEAUTIFYING THE TEETH.” A label on the back reads “Guaranteed under the Pure / Food and Drugs Act, June 30 / 1906. SERIAL No. 5084.”
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
ca 1908
ID Number
1979.0798.247
accession number
1979.0798
catalog number
1979.0798.247
Object Name
tooth powder
Other Terms
Oral Hygiene; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Measurements
overall: 3 7/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 9.8425 cm x 4.445 cm x 4.445 cm
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
Beauty and Health
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_718734
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-52f0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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