Bost Tooth Paste

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Object Details

maker

Bost, Inc.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina

ID Number

1980.0698.130

accession number

1980.0698

catalog number

1980.0698.130

Object Name

toothpaste

Other Terms

Oral Hygiene; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Physical Description

cardboard (packaging material)

metal (container material)

Measurements

overall: 1 3/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 14.605 cm x 2.8575 cm

place made

United States: Indiana, Indianapolis

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care

Beauty and Health

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Dental Products

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4e69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_715917