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Ceramic toothpaste container, round, with lid

Ceramic toothpaste container, round, with lid

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Round ceramic toothpaste pot with lid. Lid transfer printed with cherries and text: 'Cherry Toothpaste, for Beautifying and Preserving The Teeth and Gums'. Crazed glaze, chips in rim and edges of pot and lid. One of a collection of domestic items salvaged in the 1970s from the SS MAORI which ship wrecked in 1909 off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa.

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  • Title

    Ceramic toothpaste container, round, with lid

  • Maker

    Unknown

  • Date made

    Pre 1909

  • Subject

    SS MAORI, Shipwreck, Accidents, Objects, Hygiene Artefacts, toothpaste pot

  • Additional information

    Ceramic: 0 - Whole, 3D objects (HxWxD): H 45 x W 90 x D 90mm: 0 - Whole

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New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa

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New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa

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