Stony Brook University Libraries Digital Projects and Exhibits

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  Purified Charcoal Tooth Paste Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Purified Charcoal Tooth Paste. [on lid] PURIFIED CHARCOAL TOOTH PASTE FOR CLEANSING THE TEETH AND GUMS, AND PURIFYING THE BREATH / PREPARED BY X. BAZAN PERFUMER / PHILADELPHIA [Rectangular; white ceramic with blue lettering; lacks pot]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Purified Charcoal Tooth Paste Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Purified Charcoal Tooth Paste. [on lid] GENERAL DÉPÔT IN PHILAD[ELPHI]A / PURIFIED CHARCOAL TOOTH PASTE / A NEW DENTIFRICE PREPARED BY JULES HAUËL PERFUMER AND CHEMIST / 120 CHESNUT STREET / PREMIUMS AWARDED [Square; white ceramic with blue lettering; lacks pot]
  Date: circa mid-nineteenth century
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  S.S. White Dentist's Chair and Stool

  S.S. White dentist's chair and stool; metal with upholstered seat and back. S.S. White trademark on metal sides.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  S.S. White Emerald Engine Belt, circa early 20th century

  S.S. White Emerald Engine Belt in paper box. [on box] EMERALD ENGINE BELT / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THE S.S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO. / PHILADELPHIA / NUMBER 1004 / EMERALD ENGINE BELT / S.S. WHITE TRADE MARKS REG. IN U.S. PAT OFF & ELSEWHERE [on back] IMPORTANT: SHOULD THIS BELT APPEAR SHORT, DRAW IT WITH SOME FORCE OVER A SMOOTH ROUNDED SURFACE TO TAKE OUT THE SHRINKAGE WHICH MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHILE IN STOCK. EMERALD BELTS ARE CAREFULLY WOVEN TO MEASUREMENT. THEY ARE SLIGHTLY ELASTIC AND WILL BE FOUND CORRECT UNDER WORKING CONDITIONS. PATENT NO. 2, 549, 382
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  S.S. White Early Belt-Driven Handpiece, circa late 19th century

  S.S. White belt-drive handpiece with wooden grip with S.S. White trademark. [on grip] S.S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO.
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Operation and Care of S.S. White Handpiece No. 7 (Chuck) with S.S. White Handpiece No. 7

  Instructions to accompany S.S. White Handpiece No. 7, entitled: OPERATIONS AND CARE OF S.S. WHITE HANDPIECE NO. 7 (CHUCK) [with diagrams; numbered 508 E in upper right corner; Spanish and Portuguese translations inside pamphlet]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Care of Handpieces with S.S. White Handpiece No. 7

  Instructions to accompany S.S. White Handpiece No. 7, entitled: CARE OF HANDPIECES / CLEAN AND LUBRICATE HANDPIECES AND ANGLES EVERY DAY AND YOU WILL GET LONGER AND BETTER SERVICE. [at bottom] PRINTED IN U.S.A. [numbered 1265F] [with diagram; Spanish translation on verso]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  S.S. White Handpiece No. 7, circa early 20th century

  S.S. White Handpiece No. 7 in paper box with advertisement and instructions. [on box] S.S. WHITE HANDPIECE NO. 7 / CHROMIUM PLATED / LUBRICATE BEFORE USING / THE S.S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO. / PHILADELPHIA, PA. / HANDPIECE NO. 7 / MADE IN U.S.A. [with S.S. White trademark. numbered 02284-D on bottom] [on handpiece] MADE IN U.S.A. [with S.S. White trademark]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  S.S. White Dental Elevator with Wooden Handle

  Dental elevator with wooden handle and forked metal tip. S.S. White emblem engraved in metal.
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Gold Foil Condenser with Pellets

  Gold foil condenser with gold foil pellets, used for 24k gold restorations. [on label] COHESIVE 1/40 OUNCE / SIZE ASSORTED / PURE GOLD CYLINDERS / MORGAN HASTINGS & CO. / A DIVISION OF HASTINGS & CO., INC. / PHILADELPHIA 3, PA, U.S.A. / MANUFACTURERS OF FINEST FILLING GOLDS SINCE 1820 [with MH trademark]
  Date: circa mid-twentieth century
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  S.S. White Model Alloy

  Glass bottle of S.S. White Model Alloy with trademark on paper label. [on label] 1 OUNCE 31.1 GRAMS / S. S. WHITE MODEL ALLOY / MADE IN U. S. OF AMERICA / THE S. S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. / GRADE A [number 5 stamped in bottom of bottle]
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  Advertisement for Ipana Tooth Paste in The Saturday Evening Post

  Advertisement for Ipana Tooth Paste in The Saturday Evening Post with two columns of text and enlarged image of product and toothbrush. [in heading] 2 WAYS TO KNOW IPANA'S BENEFITS TO YOUR TEETH AND YOUR GUMS / 1 THE COUPON / 2 THE DRUG STORE [on label] GOOD FOR TENDER GUMS / IPANA TOOTH PASTE / BRISTOL-MEYERS / NEW YORK [The Saturday Evening Post page 87, copyright 1928.] [in color]
  Date: 1928-12-29
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  Dr. Hand's Teething Lotion

  Empty bottle of Dr. Hand's Teething Lotion made by: HAND MEDICINE CO., PHILADELPHIA, P.A. SUCCESSOR TO D B. HAND, M.D. [glass with paper label]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Klenzo Dental Crème Advertisement in The Saturday Evening Post

  Advertisement for Klenzo Dental Crème in The Saturday Evening Post, p. 78, depicting a young girl brushing teeth: WHITE TEETH WITH KLENZO / KLENZO DENTAL CRÈME [on tube] A Rexall PRODUCT / 25¢ / IN CANADA 35¢ [in color]
  Date: 7378