[Bonetools] Fwd: Zahnbürsten

[Christian Küchelmann]

Dear Annie,

phantastic! Thanks for the valuable information. As i received  
several replys to my request off-list ans you asked for information I  
will forward these mails to you.

Best

Christian
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Am 05.09.2008 um 18:54 schrieb Annie Raath:

> Christian,
> These look similar to late 19th early 20th century toothbrushes  
> from South Africa (British Colonial contexts), see attached image.  
> I have been searching for information on them myself and so far,  
> all I know is that the handles were made from cattle femurs and the  
> bristles from boar hairs. Here are some sources that came up on an  
> online search - I haven't actually gone through any of them yet,  
> but they are worth checking out.
>
> L’origine merveilleuse des choses de tous les jours, Charles  
> Panati, Éditions FIRST, 1989.
>
> Le livre mondial des inventions, sous la direction de Valérie-Anne  
> Giscard d’Estaing, Éditions Fixot, 1996 et 1997.
>
> Weinbeger, Bernhard Wolf. An introduction to the history of  
> dentistry, with medical, dental, chronology & bibliographic data.  
> St. Louis, C.V. Mosby Company, 1948.
>
> If anyone has any more information on this, please keep me posted.
>
> Annie