Kaybee Toothpicks

Maker
Keenan Woodenware Mfg. Co. Limited
Description
Inscribed on box: "From Canadian Woods to Kaybee goods/A Perfect Pick/Flat Style/KAYBEE TOOTHPICKS/Made in Canada by/ KENNAN WOODENWARE MFG.CO.LIMITED/Owen Sound-Ontario."

Keenan Brothers Kaybee brand toothpicks, still recognizable by many Canadians today, were produced from the forests of Ontario and milled in Grey County. In operation for exactly 100 years (1896 – 1996), the Keenan Brothers' unique flat-style toothpicks were the toothpick of choice for thousands of North American and European households.

Box of wooden tooth picks of orangewood. Typical wedge shaped. Cardboard box.
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Object detail

Medium
orangewood, cardboard, ink
Measurements
6.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm
Accession Number
HFA2060
Object Type
instruments/dental instruments
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category

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