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Books:

B-1     $95.00

Pierre Fauchard translated by Lindsay.  Le Chirurgien Dentiste ou Traité des Dents, Pound Ridge, New York: Milford House, 1969.  Lilian Lindsay’s 1946 English translation of Fauchard’s second (1746) edition is of great importance to the dental historian, teacher and student.  Since Fauchard had long been acclaimed "The Father of Dentistry," it is surprising his landmark work was not translated into English sooner.

Containers:

CTP-1     $37.50

French cardboard tooth powder box with paper label for a pharmacist at 22 Rue Chateauredon in Marseille.  Priced at 1.25 francs. The product is Poudre Dentifrice Roussel (Roussel's tooth powder).  The label has delightful geometric elements with a great variety of type faces common to advertising labels, trade cards and billheads of the 1920s period.  The box measures 3 inches in diameter by about 1 inch in height.  Mint condition.

CTP-2     $24.00

Belgium cardboard tooth powder box with paper label, text in French and Dutch.  Liberal use of gold print and a pleasant arabesque embellishment make this 1920s package an attractive addition to any medical, dental product or personal adornment collection.  The box measures 2½ inches in diameter by about 1 inch in height.  Mint condition.

CTP-3&4     $36.00

Two circa 1920s Carbolic Tooth Powder tins with colorful paper labels. The paper labels are printed on a gold background which makes it appear that the label is lithographed directly onto the tin. There is one in blue and one identical in red. The labels have a coat of arms in the center with a Latin inscription, surrounded by the text and this surrounded by a rococo style decorative element. They may have been for the Canadian market because some similar boxes with French text exist (see below). The liberal use of gold print and pleasant embellishments on the labels make these attractive additions to any dental product or personal adornment collection. There is some slight rust and corrosion spots on the tin itself, but the labels are in mint condition. They are 2 inches in diameter and 3/4 of an inch deep.

CTP-5&6     $36.00

Two similar tins for Poudre Dentifrice Camphree (Camphor Tooth Powder). A dentifrice [from the Latin, a tooth and to rub] is a powder or other substance used in cleaning the teeth. Webster's 1828 Dictionary interjects "Burnt shells and charcoal pulverized make an excellent dentifrice." A rather gritty compound compared to today's therapeutic preparations. Early tooth powders were primarily abrasive in nature, but many contained a flavoring agent to temporality perfume the breath and make the mouth feel fresh.

CTP-7&8     $36.00

Two similar tins for Poudre Dentifrice a la Menthe (Mint Tooth Powder). Early tooth powders were primarily abrasive in nature, but many contained a flavoring agent to temporality perfume the breath and make the mouth feel fresh.

CTP-9&10     $36.00

Two similar tins for Poudre Dentifrice Antiseptique (Antiseptic Tooth Powder).

CTP-11 Special, all eight - CTP 3 to 10     $120 

Labels:

LTP-1     $65.00

Belgium tooth powder (dentifrice) label for the dentifrice of Mr. Oscar Souweine Surgeon Dentist, Brussels, who held a royal appointment as dentist to the King and depicts a coat of arms.  Probably circa 1910.  It is 3½ inches wide, oval shaped and has a patterned surface.  Mint with gold print on black background.

LTP-2     $28.00

Belgium tooth powder (dentifrice) label for the dentifrice of J. Sasserath, Surgeon Dentist, in Verviers, Belgium.  This practitioner may be a woman dentist.  There was a Mrs. Sasserath practicing in Belgium after 1900.  It has a variety of type faces common to advertising labels, trade cards and billheads of the 1920s period.  Three inches wide and oval shaped.  Mint condition.

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