A unique type of advertising trade card was popular in Europe, mostly Belgium, between 1840 and 1865. These cards were produced with a coating of a white lead substance that gave them a lustrous appearance and feel, resembling porcelain. As attractive as these cards were, producing them oftentimes resulted in lead poisoning for the printers, so few were produced after 1865. "Les cartes porcelaine" were created for a wide variety of products and services, including dentists, and are desirable collectibles to this day.
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J Hist Dent
January 2025
Clinic Director, Cavity Busters Doylestown, Doylestown, PA Adjunct Professor Pediatric Dentistry University of Texas HSC at San Antonio Clinical Professor, Pediatric Dentistry Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine.
A unique type of advertising trade card was popular in Europe, mostly Belgium, between 1840 and 1865. These cards were produced with a coating of a white lead substance that gave them a lustrous appearance and feel, resembling porcelain. As attractive as these cards were, producing them oftentimes resulted in lead poisoning for the printers, so few were produced after 1865.
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December 2023
Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
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October 2016
Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, département de radiothérapie, 33, avenue Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
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March 2012
Centre québécois d'excellence pour la prévention et le traitement du jeu, École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Québec.
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