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Johnson's Dental Floss

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1950s

GUSN

GUSN-173638

Description

100 yards Johnson's dental floss waxed, in clear glass jar with metal top. White floss and label from Johnson & Johnson Co.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tape (materials)
glass (material)
alloy steel
nylon
Dispenser, Dental

Inscription

"15" (Cast in glass.)
"100 Yards Waxed/Johnson's/DENTAL FLOSS/Johnson & Johnson/NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. CHICAGO, ILL./MADE IN U.S.A" (printed)

Associated Person

Nold, Carl R.

Additional Identification Number

21.1
715

People and Organizations

Johnson & Johnson

Nold, Carl R.

Maker

Johnson & Johnson (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

3 3/8 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Nold

Accession Number

2009.11.1

Date

1950s (Found in enclosed area during renovations of a 1954 house.)

Places

Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Illinois (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

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