First National Dental Creme

National Museum of American History

Object Details

distributor
First National Laboratories, Inc.
Description
Metal tube with inscription that reads in part “WHITE’S / DENTAL / CREAM / FOR CLEANSING THE TEETH / TENDS TO SWEETEN / THE BREATH / . . . / DISTRIBUTORS / FIRST NATIONAL / LABORATORIES, Inc. / Leighton, Pa.” Dr. White had various products on the market by the 1920s.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1986.0873.13
accession number
1986.0873
catalog number
1986.0873.13
Object Name
oral hygiene product
toothpaste
Measurements
overall: 5 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.175 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Lehighton
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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_1212379
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-968c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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