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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  Dr. Sheffield's Crême Dentifrice Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Dr. Sheffield's Crême Dentifrice with image of girl. [on lid] DR. SHEFFIELD'S CRÊME DENTIFRICE FOR CLEANSING THE TEETH AND PERFUMING THE BREATH AND PREVENTING DEPOSITS OF TARTAR ON THE TEETH / B.F. ALLEN & CO. SOLE AGENTS. 365 & 367 CANAL ST NEW YORK [on side] SEND FOR PAMPHLET / DR. SHEFFIELD'S TEETH WITHOUT PLATES. 25 WEST 32ND. ST. N.Y. [Round; paperboard with paper labels; brown with white top; contains two pamphlets]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  The Celebrated Alexandra Cherry Paste Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Alexandra Cherry Paste with image of Princess Alexandra of Denmark on her marriage to the Prince of Wales, 10 March 1863. [on lid] THE CELEBRATED ALEXANDRA CHERRY PASTE FOR THE TEETH AND GUMS / 246 REGENT STREET, LONDON. PREPARED BY PRICE & CO. LATE PRICE & COSNELL / PERFUMERS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY [Round, white ceramic with black lettering and image; lacks pot]
  Date: after March 1863
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  Alexandra Cherry Tooth Paste Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Alexandra Cherry Tooth Paste showing vignette of woman against mauve background. [on lid] THE ALEXANDRA CHERRY TOOTH PASTE FOR BEAUTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH & GUMS / PREPARED BY ALFRED FELTON / MELBOURNE [Round. white ceramic with gold ring, colored green and mauve on lid]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Cherry Tooth Paste Patronized by the Queen Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Cherry Tooth Paste with bust of woman in profile at center. [on lid] CHERRY TOOTH PASTE FOR BEAUTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH & GUMS / PREPARED BY JOHN COSNELL & CO / LONDON / PATRONIZED BY THE QUEEN [Round. white ceramic colored green and bronze on lid]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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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]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Advertisement for Gibbs Toothpaste

  Advertisement for Gibbs Pâte Dentifrice depicting laughing woman and vignette of woman brushing teeth with mirror. GIBBS PATE DENTIFRICE / DENTS BLANCHES ETINCELANTES [in color.]. English translation of French text: GIBBS TOOTHPASTE / WHITE SPARKLING TEETH.
  Date: 1946?
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  Advertisement for Baril Toothpaste

  Advertisement for Baril toothpaste depicting French flag with smiling man, child, and woman against blue sky. [bold text] BARIL / LE DENTIFRICE DE FRANCE [text on flag] NICODIOL / LE DENTIFRICE BARIL ANTI-NICOTINE / BABYDENT / LE DENTIFRICE BARIL POUR LES ENFANTS / EMAIL BARIL. / LE DENTIFRICE PRODUIT DE BEAUTE [at lower left] CREATION JOSEPH-CHARLES [In color.]. English translation of French text: BARIL / THE TOOTHPASTE OF FRANCE [text on flag] NICODIOL / THE ANTI-NICOTINE TOOTHPASTE / BABYDENT / THE BARIL TOOTHPASTE FOR CHILDREN / BARIL ENAMEL. / THE COSMETIC TOOTHPASTE.
  Date: 1948
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  Advertisement for Ipana Tooth Paste in Woman's Home Companion

  Advertisement for Ipana toothpaste in Woman's Home Companion depicting scene in elegant restaurant. [heading text] HOW DENTISTS STRIVE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE BY COOKS / THE PROFESSION BLAMES SOFT FOOD FOR THE PREVALENCE OF "PINK TOOTH BRUSH" AND POINTS OUT A SIMPLE WAY TO COMBAT IT... / AT HOME OR AT THE CLUB OR YOUR FAVORITE CAFE... - WHEREVER WE DINE, WE EAT SOFT FOOD! THESE PROFESSIONAL STATEMENTS INDICATED HOW IT ROBS US OF ORAL HEALTH [at bottom] IPANA TOOTH PASTE - MADE BY THE MAKERS OF SAL HEPATICA [with enlarged tube of product and form to request trial tube; copyright B.-M. Co., 1927. [in black and white]
  Date: 1927-12
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  The Secret Behind Her Smile, Pepsodent Exhibit Hall of Pharmacy

  Tri-fold leaflet from the New York World's Fair 1939 for the Pepsodent Exhibit in the Hall of Pharmacy, entitled: The Secret Behind Her Smile; cover depicting smiling woman and tube of Pepsodent. [bold headings inside pamphlet] WHAT IS A DENTIFRICE? / WHAT IS IRIUM? / WHAT IS PEPSODENT'S POLISHING AGENT? / WHAT PROVES PEPSODENT'S SAFETY? / WHAT RESEARCH IS BACK OF PEPSODENT? / HOW CAN I KEEP MY TEETH CLEAN AND SPARKLING? / HOW CAN I KEEP MY TEETH HEALTHY ? [on final page] 3 RULES FOR HEALTHY TEETH / 1 PROPER DIET /2 REGULAR DENTAL ATTENTION 3/ HOME CARE [each rule with accompanying text] [shades of blue with white background, copyright N.Y.W.F. on inside page]
  Date: 14480
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  Forhan's Toothpaste Advertisement in Pictorial Review

  Advertisement for Forhan's toothpaste in Pictorial Review with floating smiles and tripartite image depicting woman looking at films with dentist, smiling woman, and tube of Forhan's: ONLY A DENTIST WOULD DEMAND SUCH EXCELLENCE IN A DENTIFRICE [label text in image at far-right] FORHAN'S / A PREPARATION FROM THE FORMULA OF RJ FORHAN DDS / New York / FOR MASSAGING GUMS AND CLEANING TEETH / PREPARED FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF THE DENTAL PROFESSION / UNDER AUTHORITY BY / FORHAN CO. NEW YORK, N.Y. U.S.A. / ANY MOUTH MAY HAVE PYORRHEA AND AT FORTY THE ODDS ARE 4 OUT OF 5 [in color.]
  Date: 11049
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  Pepsodent Toothpaste Advertisement in Look

  Advertisement for Pepsodent toothpaste in Pictorial Review depicting glamorous woman looking in mirror; large text reads: ITS CLEANER, BRIGHTER TASTE MEANS CLEANER, BRIGHTER TEETH -- NEW PEPSODENT TOOTH PASTE WITH IRIUM REMOVES THE FILM THAT MAKES YOUR TEETH LOOK DULL! / PEPSODENT / USE TWICE A DAY -- SEE YOUR DENTIST TWICE A YEAR [in color].
  Date: 1946
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  Ipana Toothpaste Advertisement in Pictorial Review

  Advertisement for Ipana toothpaste in Pictorial Review, depicting elegant restaurant scene and menu; large text reads: NEARLY EVERY FOOD ON THE MENU IS AN ENEMY OF YOUR GUMS / NO WONDER YOU HAVE PINK TOOTHBRUSH / START USING IPANA TODAY! [below image] COPR. 1932, BRISTOL-MEYERS CO. [in color]
  Date: 1932
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  Bernard's Golden Dentilave Dental Card

  Dental trade card for Bernard's Golden Dentilave depicting a smiling man with white teeth beside a giant bottle of product, women admiring bottle. [on front] THE NEW TOOTH WASH [on bottle] BERNARD'S GOLDEN DENTILAVE A PLEASANT TOOTH AND MOUTH WASH [in gothic script] ENTIRELY FREE FROM ALL DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES / PREPARED BY E. FOUGERA & CO. NEW YORK. [sepia. back of card is blank]
  Date: circa 1872-1901
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  Postcard reproduction of Pâte Dentifrice du Docteur Pierre Poster

  Postcard reproduces a poster of advertisement for Pâte Dentifrice du Docteur Pierre depicting young girl in robe holding object in left hand, with toothbrush and basin. [on front] PATE DENTIFRICE DU DOCTEUR PIERRE DE LA FACULTE DE MEDECINE DE PARIS / EN VENTE PARTOUT [on back] MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL (FRENCH. 1851-1913): POSTER FOR DR. PIERRE'S TOOTHPASTE, CA. 1896 / FROM ART NOUVEAU POSTER POSTCARDS IN FULL COLOR © 1982 BY DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.] [in color]. Publisher of original poster by Société de Publications d'Art Devarenne & Cie. Translation of French text: Toothpaste of Doctor Pierre of the College of Medicine of Paris / On sale everywhere.
  Date: 1982
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  Ivory Polish Dental Trade Card with Girl

  Dental trade card for Ivory Polish depicting young woman in eighteenth-century dress, holding dove. [on front] BRIGHT, CLEAN TEETH. IVORY POLISH FOR THE TEETH / PERFUMES THE BREATH. DRUGGISTS KEEP IT. [advertisements on back for IVORY POLISH FOR THE TEETH and DR. MCLANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS / PREPARED BY FLEMING BROTHERS, PITTSBURGH, PA.] [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Pike's Toothache Drops Dental Trade Card

  Dental trade card for Pike's Toothache Drops depicting male dentist and female patient. [on front] USE PIKE'S TOOTHACHE DROPS AND SAVE YOUR TEETH. C.N. CRITTENTON, PROPRIETOR, NEW YORK. [advertisements on back for HALE'S HONEY OR HOREHOUND AND TAR / GLENN'S SULPHUR SOAP / JAPANESE CORN FILE / HILL'S HAIR DYE / HAIR REVIVUM / PIKE'S TOOTHACHE DROPS THE ONE MINUTE CURE. PRICE 25 CENTS [at bottom] C. N. CRITTENTON, NEW YORK, PROPRIETOR OF ALL ABOVE-NAMED PROPERTIES] [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Ricksecker's Dentaroma Dental Trade Card with Three Women

  Dental trade card for Ricksecker's Dentaroma depicting three women holding toothbrushes and bottles of product. [on front] NO! WE CAN NEVER BE PERSUADED TO USE ANYTHING FOR OUR TEETH BUT RICKSECKER'S DENTAROMA. [Advertisements for RICKSECKER'S DENTAROMA and RICKSECKER'S "MARTHA WASHINGTON" [...] HANDKERCHIEF PERFUME on back, with reproduction of signature of Theo Ricksecker]. [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Sozodont Dental Trade Card with Seated Woman

  Dental trade card for Sozodont depicting a seated woman examining her teeth in a mirror, holding toothbrush and bottle, with container of Sozodont on table. [on front] SOZODONT FOR THE TEETH AND BREATH / I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERY BODY - BLISS [in cursive letters] [at bottom] PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SOZODONT, COPYRIGHT 1896 BY B. J. FALK. [on back] [message alluding to the celebrity of the unnamed woman depicted on front of card, with offer of sample from THE PROPRIETORS OF VAN BUSKIRK'S SOZODONT FOR THE TEETH AND BREATH [address] P. O. BOX, 247, NEW YORK. HALL & BUCKEL, PROPRIETORS / NEW YORK / LONDON.] [in color]
  Date: circa 1896
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  Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice Dental Trade Card with Three Women

  Dental trade card for Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice depicting three women in interior scene with bottle of BROWN'S CAMPHORATED SAPONACEOUS DENTIFRICE. [on back] BROWN'S CAMPHORATED SAPONACEOUS DENTIFRICE / FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. 25 CTS. PER BOTTLE. [with] WHAT TO DO TILL THE DOCTOR COMES / KEEP THIS HANDY, IT MAY SAVE A LIFE. [instructions to be followed in case of] SUNSTROKE, CHOKING, [and] FAINTING] [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Ivory Polish Dental Trade Card

  Dental trade card for Ivory Polish depicting young girl in white dress surrounded by clouds. [on front] USE DELICIOUS IVORY POLISH FOR THE TEETH / PERFUMES THE BREATH. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR IT. [Advertisements on back for KIDD'S COUGH SYRUP, FLEMING'S CRUDOFORM LINIMENT, DR. G. M'LANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILS [sic], and J. CRAIG LONG, DRUGS, PERFUMERY & TOILET ARTICLES HOWARD LAKE, MINN.] [in color]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice Trade Card with Man and Woman

  Dental trade card for Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice depicting man leaning toward woman in short skirt and striped stockings. Text reads: EVERY BODY SHOULD PRESERVE HER TEETH BY USING, BROWN'S CAMPHORATED SAPONACEOUS DENTIFRICE 25 CENTS A BOTTLE. [in color. back of card is blank]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century