Monday 2 June 2014

Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $11,794

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Apollo 13 astronaut's toothbrush sells for $11,794
Los Angeles (AFP) May 30, 2014 - A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday. The clear Oral B-40 toothbrush was used by command module pilot Jack Swigert during the 1970 Apollo 13 mission and sold for $11,974, said the Nate D. Sanders auction house, which did not reveal the buyer. Swigert was p ... more


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