Foot powder: a lesson learnt from the Great War
Article about: Hi Guys, after the horrors of trench warfare in WW1, the British Army learnt the lesson that trench foot needed to be avoided at all costs. Foot care and hygene was made a priority. Feet wer
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Re: Foot powder: a lesson learnt from the Great War
So what is the going rate for foot powder?
Gary
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Re: Foot powder: a lesson learnt from the Great War
About £1 a line
No, seriously, these tins sell for about £5 each. But the cardboard tubes fetch about £20. But the tin see top left is much rarer and harder to find as it was not discovered in the big hoard which was found. Hard to say a price on that one.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Foot powder: a lesson learnt from the Great War
We were immerged by those boxes here as well.
You saw them a every market or store, must be like 10 years ago!!
What was the story, does anybody know?
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Re: Foot powder: a lesson learnt from the Great War
Used to use whale oil in the trenches. Foot powder was abandoned because it was basically useless, it actually causes blisters by acting as an abrasive like sand paper. Petroleum jelly is a better aid to foot care if marching along way, a bit of lubrication always helps most things.
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Figured to post my one here for reference
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