Ghost of a flea

Toothbrush

I am not certain 250 years old qualifies as ancient. This article not only fails to show us a picture of the ancient toothbrush but leaves out the ancient equivalents of yet more ancient magazines in ancient dental office waiting rooms (I think I may owe a hat-tip to Fred for this one but my email situation is so out of hand I do not know... either way, time for a visit !).

German archaeologists have unearthed what could be Europe's oldest toothbrush, officials said Tuesday. The brush, dug up at the site of a former hospital in the western city of Minden, is at least 250 years old, said the Landscape Association of Westfalen-Lippe, which oversees the excavation.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at November 19, 2003 12:23 PM