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.
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