Stony Brook University Libraries Digital Projects and Exhibits

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  Dr. I. W. Lyon's Tooth Tablets

  Dental pot lid for Dr. I.W. Lyon's Tooth Tablets with image of woman. [on lid] DR. I.W. LYON'S TOOTH TABLETS FOR CLEANSING & BEAUTIFYING THE TEETH AND PURIFYING THE BREATH [with trademark] [on bottom] SOMERS BROS. FINE METAL BOXES BROOKLYN, N.Y. [Oval; metal, colored green, with black lettering, image, and designs]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  California Tooth Tablet Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for California Tooth Tablet with C P Co trademark in upper right corner, with "EUREKA." [on lid] CALIFORNIA TOOTH TABLET MAKES THE TEETH PEARLY WHITE, AND THE GUMS HARD AND HEALTHY / REMOVES THE TARTAR, ARRESTS DECAY, STRICTLY PURE. CALIFORNIA PERFUME CO. NEW YORK / [?] BY CALIFORNIA PERFUME CO. UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT JUNE 30, 1906. SERIAL NO 3[8?]09 [at edges of lid] WET THE BRUSH / RUB ON THE TABLET AND APPLY / USE FLANNEL FOR / TENDER GUMS, UNTIL HEALED [at edges of bottom] CALIFORNIA TOOTH TABLET / MOST PERFECT DENTIFRICE [Rectangular; metal lid colored green and gold, with glass bottom]
  Date: circa 1906
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  Lee's Witch Hazel Antiseptic Tooth Soap Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Lee's Tooth Soap with L trademark in cursive lettering. [on lid] LEE'S WITCH HAZEL ANTISEPTIC TOOTH SOAP / LEE MFG. CO., CHICAGO / DIRECTIONS: DAMPEN THE BRUSH AND RUB FREELY ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE SOAP. USE ONCE A DAY OR OFTENER AND A PEARLY WHITENESS WILL SOON BE THE RESULT. THE WITCH HAZEL ANTISEPTIC TOOTH SOAP KEEPS THE MOUTH HEALTHY [on bottom] WITCH HAZEL ANTISEPTIC TOOTH SOAP. A PERFECT ARTICLE FOR CLEANSING THE TEETH, PERFUMING THE BREATH, AND A GREAT HELP IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE TEETH [Rectangular; metal colored red, with black lettering]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Bridges' Dentifrice Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Bridges' Dentifrice. [on lid] BRIDGES' DENTIFRICE. FOR PRESERVING THE TEETH & GUMS / MANUFACTURED BY M. K. BRIDGES / BROOKLYN, N.Y. [Round; white ceramic with blue lettering]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century