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Concept

Toothbrushes

Images

  • A man and woman about to kiss, a pair of hands joined, children dancing, a novel toilet seat, a table set for dinner, a razor and a toothbrush, an extended condom and a splatter of blood; with a warning that the only protection from AIDS is information on protection; an advertisement by AIDES Lorraine Nord. Colour lithograph by Communatuté Municipale de Madrid.
  • Ear piercing, tattooing, acupuncture, razors, needles and toothbrushes representing a warning about the ways in which you can catch AIDS by the British Deaf Association. Colour lithograph.
  • A series of warning signs with illustrations demonstrating what not do to avoid AIDS including anal sex, circular arrows to indicate multiple sexual partners, oral sex, using shared needles; further illustrations in blue demonstrate how using your own razor, toothbrush and regularly showering illustrate how AIDS can be prevented; with a condom and a warning that any unprotected sexual intercourse increases the risk of AIDS; an advertisement by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph.
  • The rear jeans pocket of a man with a packet labelled "The hot rubber" and a toothbrush with the message 'who stays overnight ...' in German; advertisement for Hot Rubber condoms for gay men. Colour lithograph.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Revista catálogo "Scott Precision" : publicacion trimestral dedicada a la termometria y a la meteorologia en general. Ano III, no. 10, Abril-Mayo-Junio, 1935.

    | Date: 1935
    • Books

    The toothbrush: its use and abuse : a treatise on preventive dentistry and periodontia as related to dental hygiene / by Isador Hirschfeld ... with 174 case histories and 415 illustrations.

    Hirschfeld, Isador, 1881- | Date: 1939
    • Books

    Furnaces, flatting mills, swagers, blowpipes, burners, soldering appliances, tools, tooth brushes, dentifrices, books, and sundries / Claudius Ash, Sons & Co., Ltd.

    Claudius Ash & Sons. | Date: 1908
    • Books

    Revista catálogo "Scott Precision" : publicacion trimestral dedicada a la termometria y a la meteorologia en general. Ano III, no. 11, Julio-Agosto-Septiembre, 1935.

    | Date: 1935
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A series of warning signs with illustrations demonstrating what not do to avoid AIDS including anal sex, circular arrows to indicate multiple sexual partners, oral sex, using shared needles; further illustrations in blue demonstrate how using your own razor, toothbrush and regularly showering illustrate how AIDS can be prevented; with a condom and a warning that any unprotected sexual intercourse increases the risk of AIDS; an advertisement by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 675083i
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