F. R. Robinson's Indexical Dental Soap
notes: label: Description
content: The inscription on the paper label reads “F. R. ROBINSON’S / INDEXICAL / DENTAL SOAP / PRESERVES / AND WHITENS / THE TEETH.” Frederick Richard Robinson (b. 1819) was a soap manufacturer who moved from Worcester, Mass. to Boston, ca. 1860 and joined forces with Roswell R. Robinson (1835-1923). The new firm, known as the Indexical Soap Co. and as the Robinson Bros. Soap Co., established a factory in Medford in 1863.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Soap
label: Subject
content: Dental Products
label: collection
content: G.E. Damon Collection
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-10407
label: catalog number
content: M-10407
label: accession number
content: 246707
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: dental soap
label: Other Terms
content: Dental Soap; Oral Hygiene; Patent Medicines; Drugs
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packaging material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 in; 4.445 cm x 6.0325 cm x 2.54 cm