Oct 10, 2013
Whiskey Toothpaste
Manufactured by Poynter Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. in 1954 SIX PROOF toothpastes. Contain real alcohol - no more than 3% alcohol by wt., 2.6 oz
This toothpaste was invented by Don Poynter and was his first big novelty product. He needed $10,000 to start manufacturing this toothpaste. His fellow alum Bob Boeh gave him a bank loan, although Bob's father, who also worked at the bank, nearly killed him. It turned into the country's biggest novelty seller at the time.
Life magazine ran photos, and Don Poynter was featured on "What's My Line?"
