John Lennon's Molar Auctioned $16,000

 
It's not just any tooth gear. Fracture teeth are hollow and have a yellow will be auctioned on November 5, next to the initial offer of U.S. $ 16 thousand, or about Rp141 million.

Molar that will be auctioned at the Omega auction house, London, is owned by Beatle John Lennon. Auction schedule is still two weeks away, but some people are after him.

"A lot of people who want to buy memorabilia such as investment, and there are fans who want to have and be a part of John Lennon," said auction house owner of Omega, as reported by Karen Fairweather CNN.com , Saturday, October 22, 2011. However, there are some people who consider it obscene.

John Lennon had his teeth removed by the doctor because of the holes. Later, the British music legend gives teeth to fracture housekeeper, Dorothy "Dot" Jarlett. Jarlett children, Barry, said his mother worked at the home of John Lennon from 1964 to 1968 and have a good relationship with the founders of The Beatles.


"Jarlett very close to John and one day when it was in the kitchen, John gives her teeth removed on the day dentists was to give to my brother as a memento because my brother is a big fan of The Beatles, "Barry said. According to Barry, the teeth had been kept by his mother for 40 years. Currently, 90-year-old Jarlett. Barry added, she thought now is the time to remove the tooth rather than lost. Besides the teeth, Barry said his mother still has a few other relics of John Lennon, like a purse and pearl necklace. The goods were given John Lennon on his return from Japan.

Omega own auction house will not do DNA tests on John's dental . Because it is Dorothy "Dot" Jarlett is known as a house servant John Lennon, so that the tooth had been believed to belong to John Lennon.

This is not the first time the artist's body auctioned. In 2009, a haircut that is believed to belong to Elvis Presley when he joined the army in 1958 was auctioned by auction house Hindmand Leslie, Chicago with a price of U.S. $ 18,300. 

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