example of tooth powder container from Scott’s Terra Nova hut

“Macklin got out his last, hoarded, tube of toothpaste.”

— Roland Huntford

“…and what a pleasant thing it was to have a fresh feeling in one’s mouth again. Before this I have been using galley-soot and snow, and this does not have a very stimulating effect.”

— Alexander Macklin

[image: from NHM.AC.UK preservation website]