Toothbrush
Toothbrush
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- Description
- Toothbrush with a celluloid handle, and inscriptions that read “ETTS. CHARLES LOONEN / RED CROSS / TRADEMARKED U.S. PAT. OFF.” and “JAPAN...CO.” Charles Loonen (1850-1913) was a French brush manufacturer. He established a factory in Osaka, Japan, in 1900. He began using the term “Red Cross” in 1899, and registered it as a U.S. trademark in 1906.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- oral hygiene product
- toothbrush
- Object Type
- toothbrushes
- maker
- Loonen, Charles
- place made
- Japan
- Physical Description
- celluloid (product material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/4 in x 4 5/8 in x 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 11.7475 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- 2012.0165.438
- catalog number
- 2012.0165.438
- accession number
- 2012.0165
- See more items in
- 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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