Amurol Ammoniated Tooth Powder
notes: label: Description
content: Glass jar with a paper label that reads in part “Amurol / AMMONIATED / TOOTH POWDER / Licensed by the University of Illinois Foundation under United States Patent application of R. G. Kesel, J. F. O’Donnel, E. R. Kirch, and E. C. Wach.” Amurol was on the market by 1949, with advertisements claiming that it was “based on a formula developed by University of Illinois scientists after years of research.”
label: Description
content: Robert G. Kesel worked in the Department of Dental Pathology and Therapeutics, of the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. Ernst R. Kirch, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. Edward Charles Wach (1885-1965) was a graduate of and faculty member at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. Joseph F. O’Donnel has not been identified. Amurol was a corporation in Illinois.
label: Description
content: Ref: Robert G. Kesel, “Ammoniated Dentifrice,” U.S. Patent 2,622,058 (Dec. 16, 1952), assigned to the University of Illinois Foundation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: location of distributor
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
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content: Beauty and Health
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Doris H. Bratten (Mrs. Roscoe C. Bratten, D.D.S.)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.312608.182
label: catalog number
content: 312608.182
label: accession number
content: 312608
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: tooth powder
label: Other Terms
content: Dentistry
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 in x 1 1/4 in; 10.795 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.175 cm