Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice
name: label: maker
content: John I. Brown and Son
notes: label: Description
content: Glass jar with paper label that reads in part “BROWN’S CAMPHORATED / SAPONACEOUS DENTIFRICE / . . . / Manufactured by JOHN I. BROWN & SONS, Boston, Mass. / CURTIS & BROWN MFG. CO. (Limited) / PROPRIETORS / New York.”
label: Description
content: “Microscopical examinations by Dr. H. I. Bowditch, of the matter deposited on the teeth, have proved that those only who use soap as a dentifrice were free from accumulations of animal and vegetable parasites upon the teeth and gums. The addition of Camphor strengthens and relieves soreness of the gums and teeth, and maintains them constantly in a healthy state. Used daily, as a preventative for a toothache, it is invaluable.” The information appears in an ad for Brown’s Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice in The Strangers’ New Guide Through Boston and Vicinity [Boston, 1869]. Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808-1892) was a prominent Boston physician and abolitionist. His paper “On the Infusoria on the Teeth,” appeared in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Dec. 1849): 183.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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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. Francis M. Blauston
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-10577
label: catalog number
content: M-10577
label: accession number
content: 253101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: tooth powder
label: Other Terms
content: Dentistry
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 8.255 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.81 cm