Although cases like Katzenbach and Heart of Atlanta Motel stretched Congress' power to regulate under the Commerce Clause, United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995) restricted the Commerce Clause's reach.
Toothbrushes have been around for hundreds of years. In fact, the first known toothbrushes were used about 5,000 years ago and were made of twigs. The Prophet Mohammed introâ¦duced the use of the miswak (toothbrush) to the middle east about 1,300 years ago.
from about.com (link to article in sources): African American, Lyda Newman of New York, New York patented a new and improved hair brush on November 15, 1898.