Dr. V.C. Bell's Tooth Powder
date: label: date made
content: 1901-1920
notes: label: Description
content: Metal container with inscriptions that read “DR. V. C. BELL’S / TOOTH POWDER” and “AWARDED TO / DR. V. C. BELL / GOLD / MEDAL” and “GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS AND HONORABLE MENTION AT VARIOUS WORLD’S FAIRS. FORMULA OF DR. V. C. BELL, AUTHOR OF VARIOUS ESSAYS ON ‘CARE OF TEETH AND MOUTH,’ AND ‘OUR TEETH AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEM.’ ABOVE BOOKS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF GREATER NEW YORK AND OTHER CITIES AND STATES.” Victor Charles Bell (b. 1867) was a graduate of the New York College of Dentistry who promoted dental hygiene through books and lectures. His display of dental surgery and preparations won a gold medal at the Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo in 1901.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Dental Products
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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 Robert Grodanz, David's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0138.108
label: accession number
content: 2002.0138
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0138.108
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: tooth powder
label: Other Terms
content: Tooth Powder; Personal Hygiene Products
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 10.795 cm x 4.7625 cm