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Dr. Ziemer's Alexandra Tooth Paste Dental Pot Lid

Dental pot lid for Alexandra Tooth Paste with vignette of woman, possibly Princess Alexandra of Denmark, on her marriage to the Prince of Wales (10 March 1863) [on lid] DR ZIEMER'S ALEXANDRA TOOTH PASTE / MATCHLESS FOR BEAUTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH & GUMS / LONDON [Round. white ceramic with black lettering and image. stamp on bottom]

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London

circa late nineteenth century

Advertising -- Toothpaste -- England

Mouth -- Care and hygiene -- England

Tooth paste pot lids -- England

Women in advertising

Advertising as Topic

Dentifrices

Dental hygiene

Cf. Elisabeth Bennion. (1986). Antique Dental Instruments. London: Sotheby's Publishers, p. 137.

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

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