c. 1942-1945
Bamboo and coconut fibre
Gift of the family of Forbes Wallace
2019-00638
Collection of the National Museum of Singapore

This toothbrush is a typical example of those made by the broom-making workshop in Changi. The workshop produced some 30,000 items during its operation, including brooms and toothbrushes. The innovative POWs used bamboo for the handle and coconut fibre for bristles, attached with bitumen from roadways.