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Regency Advertisements: Vegetable Toothpowder and Silver Wired Toothbrushes

By Anne | October 12, 2016 - 4:53 pm |October 18, 2016 Regency Advertisements

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Appearing in the 1816 Ackermann’s Repository, this ad for toothpowder stresses the importance of dental health:

Regency Advertisements: Powdered Drinks…a thing of the past!

By Anne | January 30, 2016 - 1:03 pm |February 9, 2016 Regency Advertisements

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I admit I was a little surprised to spy this advertisement on powdered beverages…the economical version of fluid beverages. Appearing in 1816 The Repository of Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Mind Which Fish Sauce

By Anne | October 16, 2015 - 9:58 am |November 14, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Dish

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The above image and some great historical information on the Burgess Company (which dates back as early as 1760!) can be found here: http://exhibits.lafayette.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/anchovies/burgess

Regency Science and Invention: A Patent for Moveable Axles for Four-Wheeled Carriages

By Anne | August 29, 2015 - 12:59 pm |July 27, 2016 Regency Advertisements, Regency Culture and Society, Regency Science and Invention, Regency Travel

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A delightful “article” in the March 1, 1819 edition of the Repository of Arts, Literature and Fashion details the new patent for moveable axles for Continue →