Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020159 a-c
Description
Darkie brand toothpaste in box; white rectangular paper box printed with black, green, yellow, blue and red ink and written in both English and Thai (a); front and back feature product name and illustration of a smiling black man wearing a black bow tie, jacket and top hat; contains one white metal…
Darkie brand toothpaste in box; white rectangular paper box printed with black, green, yellow, blue and red ink and written in both English and Thai (a); front and back feature product name and illustration of a smiling black man wearing a black bow tie, jacket and top hat; contains one white metal tube of toothpaste (b) printed with black, yellow and green ink; front of tube has product name printed with black ink, manufacturer's information and same illustration of a black man; tube contains white toothpaste; ridged black plastic cap (c) at top.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 14.8 cm x Width 3.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
b - tube - Size: Length 13.0 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
c - cap - Size: Length 2.0 cm x Diam. 1.8 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front and back: "DARKIE // TOOTH PASTE"; printed on side: "DARKIE // CLEANER TEETH, COOLER TASTE"; (b) printed on front: "DARKIE // TOOTH PASTE // PLUS // FLUORIDE // PROTECTION // A QUALITY PRODUCT OF // HAWLEY & HAZEL"; embossed on tube: "946125"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Condition Remarks
Box is bent in various places, paper is faded on front
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Whole Pop Magazine" website
CD #10
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; Darkie toothpaste was sold only in Asia; the brand was acquired by Colgate in 1985, after which a controversy grew in the US out of the fact that the name 'Darkie', offensive to many, was not changed right away; it wasn't until 1989 that the name changed to 'Darlie', however some pointed out that the Chinese name was not changed, and remained racist in its language