Friday, July 20, 2018

Morning Toilet at the 1784 Tavern in Salem, NC


William Addis of Clerkenald made the first toothbrush - about 1780. He created tooth brushes from cattle bone. Holes were bored in the bone and Boar bristles were placed in the holes. It was until 1938 that boar bristles remained in use. Nylon bristles eventually replaced the earlier natural fiber - animal products. 

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