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| Title | DuPont Toothbrush |
| Object Name | DuPont Toothbrush |
| Manufactured By | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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| Description | Pink with "DuPont" on the handle. DuPont "throw away" brush designed to be dipped in toothpaste, used, and then discarded. To conserve bristle material the knot size was reduced from 25 to 16 and finally to 12, and one million per week were manufactured. |
| Date Manufactured | 1960s |
| Material | Nylon (bristles), Nylon (handle) |
| Manufacturing Process | Extruded (bristles), Injection molded (handle) |
| Accession Number | 2003.324 |
| Donor | Gift of National Plastics Center. |
| Broad Subject | Personal Care and Toiletries
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| Subjects | Toothbrushes
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