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Clay brick with imprint, "Don't Spit on Sidewalk." These bricks were the brainchild of Dr. Samuel Crumbine of Dodge City, Kansas, who served as Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health from 1904 to 1924. Crumbine was concerned with the spread of disease and fought for sanitary conditions. The Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Company of Topeka was apparently the first company to create the "Don't Spit" bricks. The Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Paving Company and others followed.
Creator: Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Tile Company
Date: between 1904 and 1924
Item Number: 221173
Call Number: 1965.118.1
KSHS Identifier: 1965.118.1
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Community services - Public health
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Structures - Site Feature - Brick, Paving
People - Notable Kansans - Crumbine, Samuel Jay, 1862-1954
Places - Cities and towns - Coffeyville
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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