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Meade and Baker's Carbolic Mouth Wash

Bottle of Meade and Baker's Carbolic Mouth Wash made by the Meade and Baker Co. of New York and Saint Louis, formerly of Richmond, VA. [on box] MEADE & BAKER'S CARBOLIC MOUTH WASH / ALCOHOL 42% / TRADE MARK REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE / HELPS TO HEAL GUMS AND SKIN ABRASIONS. TENDS TO DESTROY MANY DISEASE GERMS. CLEANSES TEETH, MOUTH AND THROAT. PLEASANT TO THE TASTE / A SAFE AND EFFICIENT APPLICATION FOR THE DISINFECTION OF DECAYED TEETH AND DISEASED GUMS / PRICE 25 CENTS / MEADE & BAKER CARBOLIC MOUTH WASH CO. / OFFICES NEW YORK SAINT LOUIS / FORMERLY OF RICHMOND, VA. C.H. DAVIDSON AND F.M. DAVIDSON, PROPRIETORS [trademark NOTICE on back of box, DIRECTIONS FOR USE and THE CARE OF THE TEETH on sides] [additional text on bottle label, including DIRECTIONS FOR USE and FORMULATED BY J. ROBERTS BAKER, PRM. possible trademark on cap] [with advertisement]

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New York (N.Y.)| Saint Louis (Mo.)‏

circa late nineteenth century

Mouth -- Care and hygiene -- United States

Mouthwashes -- United States

Mouthwashes

Dental hygiene

Mead and Baker Co.

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From the Paul Baer Collection, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

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