Object Details
maker
Zonite Products Corporation. Forhan Division
Description
Richard Joseph Forhan (1866-1965) was a graduate of the Denver School of Dentistry who practiced in Denver for 18 years. Moving to New York in 1913, Forhan began manufacturing a dentifrice under his own name. Zonite bought Forhan’s firm in 1929, and moved it to New Brunswick soon thereafter. Obituaries noted that Forhan “Made Fortune in ‘20s With Toothpaste He Developed.” The labels on this metal container read IN PART “FORHAN’S / Tooth Paste” while those on the cardboard box indicate that the product was made by Zoonite in New Brunswick, N.J.
Ref: “RICHARD FORHAN, DENTIST, IS DEAD,” New York Times (Dec. 26, 1965), p. 68.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Robert J. Locurto
ID Number
1981.0219.042
accession number
1981.0219
catalog number
1981.0219.042
Object Name
oral hygiene product
toothpaste
Other Terms
Tooth Paste; Oral Hygiene; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Measurements
overall: 4 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 12.065 cm x 3.175 cm x 2.8575 cm
place made
United States: New Jersey, New Brunswick
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Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_719944