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Brown's Toothpaste (1876)
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| Advertisement | Brown's Toothpaste (1876) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | John I. Brown & Sons |
| Publication Source | The Pacific coast business directory... containing... the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada; the territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Utah; and the colony of British Columbia. Also, a gazetteer of the counties, cities, and towns, and an exhibit of the resources of the Pacific coast, p. ixxx |
| Publisher | H.G. Langley |
| Publisher Location | United States--California--San Francisco |
| Publication Date | 1876
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| Advertisement Text | To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to remove tartar from the teeth, to sweeten the breath and preserve the teeth, to make gums hard and healthy, use Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentrifice...The addition of camphor strengthens and relieves soreness of the gums and teeth, and maintains them constantly in a healthy state. Used daily as a preventive for the toothache, it is invaluable. 25 cents a bottle. Manufactured by John I. Brown & Sons, Boston. Curtis and Brown, proprietors, New York. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1850, John I. Brown & Sons started selling Brown's Bronchial Troches, a concoction that allegedly treated colds, coughs, and throat disease. In 1865, the company partnered with Jeremiah Curtis & Sons to promote other medicines, including Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a morphine-infused product for children who are teething.
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| Category | Health and hygiene
Beauty and fashion
Commercial products |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Toothpaste; Dental hygiene |
| Geographic Coverage | United States
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0045 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. F852 P32 1876 |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
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