Toothpaste—a product we use every day, sometimes even twice! In today’s post, we’ll take a nostalgic look at vintage advertisements for various toothpaste brands from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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Vintage Toothpaste Advertising 1920s-1960s

1922 Colgate’s Ribbon Dental Cream ad.

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“ONLY GLEEM- the toothpaste for people who can’t brush after every meal”. 1950’s Gleem Toothpaste vintage ad.

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“Its cleaner, brighter taste means clean, brighter teeth-New Pepsodent”.1950s advertisement.

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1963 advertisement for Colgate featuring some fun on the beach.

“You feel on top of the world…with your teeth so clean..mouth so fresh!” 1947 SQUIBB dental cream ad.

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One more…A 1948 Squibb Dental Cream advertisement.

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“Fight tooth decay and gum troubles both – to keep your Whole Mouth Wholesome!”. 1950 ad for IPANA toothpaste.

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June 1932, Ladies Home Journal advertisement for Colgate featuring a cute tennis player with the perfect smile.

Further Reading: Vintage Tennis Outfits from the 1920s-1950s

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1940s Pepsodent advertisement. “Try Pepsodent’s 2-second Beauty Test. Make this tongue test on your teeth”.

“Look, Mom – No Cavities!” 1957 Crest Toothpaste poster with a Norman Rockwell Illustration of a red haired girl.

ABOUT: One of Rockwell’s most iconic advertising campaigns was Crest’s “Look Mom-no cavities!” series in the late 1950s. His illustrations featured wholesome kids holding notes to mothers touting the child’s good dental health. These were published in the Ladies’ Home Journal, Reader’s Digest, McCall’s and other magazines popular with women. This poster was likely made for a drug or specialty store display (Source).

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Crest Toothpaste TV Commercial from the 1960’s (video link).

I hope you enjoyed this fun vintage advertising post—I absolutely love putting these together! Hopefully, it even brought back some fond memories for you. I’d love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to share them in the comments below!

Further Reading: Vintage Advertising 1920s-1960s (archived blog posts).

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz