A US auction house is offering a special opportunity to own a piece of history - a lock of hair from George Washington, the first American president, according to The Hill.
The initial bid for this handcrafted copper hair lock with multiple strings of Washington hair, accompanied by a handwritten letter, was $ 1,000 and after two days of auction, the bid was $ 1,771.
The auction house bidding it expects the lock of hair to sell for between $ 4,000 and $ 6,000, according to a spokesperson, and another strand of Washington’s hair sold at a previous auction for more than $ 35,000.
The hair is believed to have been removed from Washington's head near his death in 1799 or after his death, and the handwritten letter dated June 28, 1836 states: “General Washington's hair - cut from his head in 1799 by Sir John Perry of Philadelphia, Which I received from him, Father Hopkinson, Philada. "
A local newspaper noted that two other pieces of the founder's hair live in the Philadelphia State Museum, and the museum cites one padlock as originally from United States Army Officer Robert Wescott, even though he had been in the state's possession for 140 years.
The Philadelphia Museum stated that "the artifacts associated with the country's first president are highly sought after by museums, history buffs and collectors alike."
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