Old dental powder box prepared by Julien Coulom, chemist dentist in Paris. Rare old dental hygiene packaging retaining its gilded typographic decoration on a black background, a testament to the first commercial dental care products of the 19th century.
✦ Estimated period: 19th century (circa 1850-1880) ✦ Provenance: Former dental practice / pharmacy ✦ Dimensions: approx. 9.5 × 7.5 × 2.5 cm ✦ Material: Boiled cardboard, gilded print ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use and wear over time. Wear and small losses on the printed decoration, visible rubbing on the box. Empty interior.
Old Jean Coulom Paris dental powder box, a beautiful collector's item on the history of dentistry, ancient pharmacy, and 19th-century advertising packaging.
