Toothbrush holder
Toothbrush holder
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- Description (Brief)
- A holder for a pair of toothbrushes. It consists of a sheet of cream celluloid with two holes drilled near the top for wall mounting. The actual receptacles are made of a cream celluloid mesh with rounded rims. The holder is unmarked.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- toothbrush holder
- date made
- ca 1930
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 cm x 7 cm x 2 cm; 7 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in x 13/16 in
- overall: 7 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 15/16 in; 19.3675 cm x 7.3025 cm x 2.38125 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1582
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1582
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- subject
- Dental Products
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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