Re-Vira Tooth Polisher
notes: label: Description
content: Personal tooth cleaner with a “RE-VIRA / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” inscription on the handle. Neil McCloud Whittaker (1878-1963), a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, devised a tooth cleaner that used disposable cotton pads rather than reusable bristles. He introduced the term “Revira” in 1924. He received a trademark in 1925, and a patent in 1926. He established the Revira Company in Ridgefield Park, N.J., and sponsored ads asking: “Do you sterilize your toothbrush?”
label: Description
content: Ref: Neil McCloud Whittaker, “Toothbrush,” U.S. Patent 1,604,731 (Oct. 26, 1926).
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content: Currently not on view
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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 Dr. James E. Aiguier
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.260892.206
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content: 260892
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content: 260892.206
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: tooth polisher
label: Other Terms
content: ?; Dentistry
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5/8 in x 6 1/4 in x 5/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 15.875 cm x 1.5875 cm