Johnson & Johnson Cotto-Tooth-Brush
date: label: date made
content: ca 1922-1924
name: label: maker
content: Johnson and Johnson
notes: label: Description
content: A "cotton roll" toothbrush donated to the museum in 1924 by Johnson & Johnson (along with 6 specimens of dental floss) for use in the "Hall of Health" exhibition about the importance of dental hygiene. According to the manufacturer this brush-less toothbrush was for use when a patient's gum tissue was not healthy and a dentist recommended not using a bristle-type brush. Although this article was not requested by the curator, it appears to have been included in the exhibition.
label: Location
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 Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-02061
label: catalog number
content: M-02061
label: accession number
content: 85312
objectType: label: Object Name
content: toothbrush
label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: celluloid (overall (holder) material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall (rolls) material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, cotton holder: 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 5/8 in; .9525 cm x 14.9225 cm x 1.5875 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, bag of cotton compresses: 5/8 in x 7 in x 4 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 17.78 cm x 10.4775 cm