Toothpaste

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970–1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0159.006

MANUFACTURER: Macleans
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic tube & cap; contents contain fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate & calcium glycerophosphate.

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.9 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Macleans
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: For dental hygene; included in airline passenger travel kit.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on tube reads: 'FLUORIDE + CALCIUM G.P./FRESHMINT/macleans/Beecham Proprietaries Brentford England/Contains sodium monofluorophosphate 0.8% w/w and calcium glycerophosphate 0.13% w/w/Clinical tests have proved that/Macleans containing fluoride PLUS/Calcium G.P. is more effective in/reducing tooth decay than a/toothpaste containing fluoride alone./Macleans offers unbeatable/fluoride protection PLUS the/added strength of Calcium G.P./to give your family the maximum/known protection against decay."
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. white tube & cap; blue & mint green lettering; mint green leaves.
Decoration: Mint leaves above mfr. name.

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Macleans, Toothpaste, between 1970–1987, Artifact no. 2007.0159, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2007.0159.006/

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