Invented by DuPont and manufactured following World War II, when you bought a Dr. West’s Miracle Tuft, what did you buy?

The first American made modern toothbrush.

Although the Chinese are credited with having invented the toothbrush, they used natural boar’s bristles and a bamboo handle.

Dr. West invented the manufacturing process to put nylon bristles onto a plastic handle and marketed it to the Americans.

True story.