The false teeth that ‘helped win WWII’ are auctioned

“These really are the teeth that saved the world,” said the museum’s head of learning, Jane Hughes.

“Without them, ‘Fight them on the beaches’ would never have sounded the same. They were vital to the war effort.”

Keys Auctioneers in Aylsham in Norfolk is building a reputation for dealing in Churchill memorabilia. Recently it sold one of Churchill’s half-smoked cigars for £4,500.

And the sale of Churchill’s dentures has attracted plenty of attention.

“We’ve had enquiries from all over the world,” said auctioneer Andrew Bullock.

“We’ve never seen this much interest in any item we’ve sold. We’ve valued the dentures at £4,000-5,000, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they went for ten times that.”

Never has so much attention been paid by so many, to so few teeth.