Wernet Denture Brush
Wernet Denture Brush
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- Description
- The “WERNET” inscription on the handle of this brush is that of the Wernet Dental Manufacturing Co., a firm established in 1906 by George L. Wernet (1873-1924), a Philadelphia dentist.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- oral hygiene product
- denture brush
- Other Terms
- Brushes, Denture; Dentistry
- maker
- Wernet Dental Manufacturing Co.
- place made
- United States: New York, Brooklyn
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 6 in x 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 15.24 cm x 1.905 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0644.05.02
- accession number
- 1986.0644
- catalog number
- 1986.0644.05.02
- Credit Line
- Gift of D.C. Coalition for the Homeless
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
- Beauty and Health
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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