FLOWN Apollo X Spoon and Toothbrush

Sale 1967 - Lot 161

Price Realized: $ 11,500

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000

FLOWN Apollo X Spoon and Toothbrush. Approximately 6 inch long spoon and blue tooth brush mounted on a 4x8 inch wood plaque with a metal plate that reads: "Apollo 10, May 18 - 26, 1969". The spoon is engraved at the end of the handle with: "LMP X". Np:nd

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These were two crew personal equipment items issued to Cernan for the flight and used in Lunar Module 'Snoopy'. Spoons were engraved to identify each crew members personal utensil. After years of expensive tests, it was found that a simple digestible toothpaste would be adequate for dental hygiene while using a standard tooth brush. The back of the wood plaque has been inscribed and signed by Cernan with: "Flown to the Moon on Apollo X, Eugene Cernan. With a Typed Letter Signed by Cernan.