Original file (4,256 × 2,832 pixels, file size: 1.26 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| 'Indexo' finger toothbrush, New York, United States, 1901-19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title |
'Indexo' finger toothbrush, New York, United States, 1901-19 |
||
| Description |
The ‘Indexo’ toothbrush is made entirely of rubber, which has been shaped to fit over the index finger. The bristles are used to brush the teeth. At a time of growing interest in personal dental hygiene, this object represents a novel departure from the standard toothbrush and was perhaps intended as the travel toothbrush of its day. Other toothbrushes of the same period were made from horse hair or wild boar hair. Nylon bristles were introduced in 1937. Daily cleaning of the teeth was not a regular habit until the early 1900s. In England and the United States, toothbrushes were provided to all servicemen during the First World War, which helped popularise their use. maker: Indexo Company Incorporated Place made: New York city, New York state, United States Wellcome Images |
||
| Credit line |
|
||
| References |
|
||
| Source/Photographer |
https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/3c/6e/40ced95848ca19c8b94da14048e8.jpg
|
||
Licensing
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 12:11, 17 October 2014 | | 4,256 × 2,832 (1.26 MB) | Fæ | =={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = 'Indexo' finger toothbrush, New York, United States, 1901-19 |description = The �Indexo� toothbrush is made entirely of rubber, which has... |
File usage
Global file usage
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on ja.wikipedia.org
