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Posted By: Mark
Here is one area of collecting that's always baffled and sort of fascinated me... Does anyone here collect samples of celebreties or athletes' Hair? It seems to be pretty constant and recurring, especially in high-end auctions like Mastro, Lelands and REA. I think I have seen hair from Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Elvis, and Marilyn Monroe, to name just a few (plus some others I've forgotten...) |
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Posted By: brian
I have bought locks of hair from Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II at auction. Looking at them and holding them in my hand gives me cold chills. I had them both framed for wall display. |
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Posted By: Mark
Thanks, Brian for your insight and background on this specialized area of collecting. Can you tell how you obtained the hair of Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II? Would someone typically ask a celebrity for this in person? Would that be deemed rude or unusual? |
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Posted By: brian
Mark, I'm sure there are people who know a lot more than I do about collecting hair, but I'll try to answer your questions. Not sure if there are any books on the subject but I have read a lot about it online over the last couple of years. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
The astronaut was Neil Armstrong. |
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Posted By: brian
Dan, great article. I had the wrong person in both cases (Armstrong and Mueller). |
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Posted By: JC
After reading this thread, I sent a message to Harold's grandson and asked about the locks of hair. He said after the sportscard collection is eventually sold off, he will start selling the locks of hair, autographs and other sports memorabilia but that it might take several more years to sell all of the sportscards. He also said that his grandfather managed to collect locks of hair belonging to nearly every notable baseball HOFer and star from the old days. I actually met his grandfather about 35 years ago in Chicago at a coin auction where he won nearly every gold coin that was up for bid. Interesting fellow. |
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Posted By: dennis
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Posted By: JC
I bet Upper Deck and Topps were bidding on that one. |
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Posted By: 1880nonsports
two nights ago I saw a repeat(?) of an antiques roadshow where one of the featured items was an accumulation of hair jewelry - hair home decorations - as well as literature related to the persuit. While a bit macabre for me at least there is a personal connection - to a greater degree than an autograph or item they might have held. There's a barbed wire collecting community - people that collect VIRTUAL items on some websites (hmmm.) - and a guy what bought a piece of turf with chew spit stains.... As I understand it there is currently DNA and similar tests performed on the hair when possible. I guess you need to slab it or things could get hairy...... |
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