Brushing Up on Space Travel

This is rather spiffing!

A space-age toothbrush set.

An old auction item, it was made by Westinghouse.

I love that gantry! 

Do you?

DID YOU HAVE A FANCY KIDS' TOOTHBRUSH?

My Grandson Moonbase Junior has a really cool electric Batman toothbrush.

When I was 4 I don't recall having any fancy toothbrushes, certainly no super heroes and most definately not electric.

just a plain old stiff head brush that made my gums bleed after vigorous rubbing with Gibbs SR or Colgate paste.

How about you readers?

t o o t h a c h e

Alas some things just can't be cured with vintage toys.

Missus Moonbase has come back from a meal out with terrible toothache. There is something just all-consuming about this sort of pain isn't there.

I have been draping wet cold flannels on her face for the last hour in the hope the toothache would subside. Some paracetamols with caffeine have gone down too. I have positioned a large electric fan near her too as its as hot as a docker's armpit tonight.

I just hope when I go upstairs in a bit the poor thing will be sound asleep.

As a kid we got tooth tincture daubed on any offending chompers. It tasted foul and froze your gum, cheek and basically the whole mouth. Its amazing what a few crushed cloves can do! Wish I had some tincture in stock now!

Have you got any personal remedies for toothache readers?