Name/Title
Tooth Powder ContainerEntry/Object ID
2014.021.001Description
Cardboard and metal cylindrical container with a pour spout on top for "Dr. Cornish's Tooth Powder". Also lid to open can is on bottom. Red and blue label, "with vitamin D and Fluoride since 1944". Container has a cardboard side and a metal top and bottom. Made by Cornish Laboratories in West Berkeley. Lab was owned by Dr. Robert Cornish, who lived on Dwight Way and was a child prodigy at UC. It was said he used an old Model T Ford on blocks with rigged belts to mix the toothpowder. He is better known for his experiments to restore life to the dead. (2 identical cans).Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
CanNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsDimensions
Height
4-1/2 inDiameter
2-1/2 in
