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OBJECT TYPE: solid/powder
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0913.001

MANUFACTURER: Block Drug Co. Inc.
MODEL: Wernet's Powder
LOCATION: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Round opaque synthetic bottle; off-white moulded synthetic top; off-white adhesive backed paper label bears blue and red printed text and graphics. Contains white powder.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 5.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 5.5
Diameter: 2.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Block
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Jersey City

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used as denture adhesive.
Technical: Part of a collection of chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of dental fillings, moulds, bridgework and inlays. This product used as denture adhesive.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Following info. printed on label on bottle: "PROFESSIONAL SAMPLE", "Wernet's ®/ POWDER/ For Comfort and Confidence", "Accepted/ American Dental Association", "WERNET DIVISION/ BLOCK DRUG CO., INC./ Jersey City, N.J. 07302", "[right facing arrow] TURN TO OPEN [right facing arrow]/ DIRECTIONS/ Clean denture leaving moist/ Hold container 2-3 inches di-/rectly above denture. Shake/ powder lightly and evenly. Re-/ place denture firmly in place./ Consult your dentist regularly./ Ill fitting dentures/ may impair health./ For sale in 3 sizes/ at all drug counters./ Made in U.S.A."
Missing: Container appears complete; some contents may be missing.
Finish: Round opaque synthetic bottle; off-white moulded synthetic top; off-white adhesive backed paper label bears blue and red printed text and graphics. Contains white powder.
Decoration: N/A

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Block Drug Co. Inc., Chemical, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0913, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0913.001/

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