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For Sale: John Lennon's Tooth

It's expected to fetch more than $15K

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 18, 2011 3:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Looking for some incredibly weird and expensive yet vaguely gross memorabilia for the Beatles fan on your Christmas list? Well you’re in luck, because one of John Lennon’s teeth will go up for auction at Omega Auctions in Stockport, England, next month, where it’s expected to fetch more than $15,000, the BBC reports. Lennon gave the tooth to his housekeeper, Dot Jarlett, in the late 1960s, and her family has kept it ever since.

“He was in the kitchen and he had this tooth which he had wrapped in a piece of paper,” Jarlett’s son says. “He said: 'Dot will you dispose of this' and then he said: 'Or, as your daughter's a Beatles fan, you can give to her as a souvenir.’ It is something that we felt was very personal and my mum actually gave it to my sister, who has kept it safe.” The tooth comes with an affidavit from Jarlett swearing to its origins.

John Lennon performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, Aug. 30, 1972.
John Lennon performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, Aug. 30, 1972.   (AP Photo/File)
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Kookey90
Oct 19, 2011 5:27 AM CDT
Yeah, right; The tooth comes with an affidavit from Jarlett swearing to its origins?  Not good enough.  I need a DNA certificate out authenticity with a thirty day money back guarantee.  In the meantime; I'll glady sell you one of my used combs for five bucks (no questions asked).
ERICAIELLO
Oct 18, 2011 6:52 PM CDT
Hey I got a joint John threw down while he was walking in Central Park with Yoko, really!
LK789
Oct 18, 2011 4:29 PM CDT
bleh. Disrespectful yet slightly cool. Sounds like something a serial killer would do...collect teeth. I suppose you could wear it around your neck as a necklace....ewww. Was it his sweet tooth? :P

 
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