National Geographic
Issue: Apr, 1918
Posted in: Advertisements
Posted: 06/22/2006
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Prophylactic Toothbrush (Apr, 1918)

This ad just seems dirty, even though it isn’t.

The Pro-phy-lac-tic Tooth Brush
Earned it’s reputation by “mouth to mouth” advertising

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  1. Elron’s View from the Edge » Blog Archive » Modern Mechanix Minutia … says: June 26, 20067:22 pm

    [...] The prophylactic-toothbrush – Just a quick example that sexual innuendo in advertising is hardly a product of today’s society. We may be more blunt about it, but this is pretty darned suggestive, really . [...]

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