{"id":99511,"date":"2023-10-01T08:20:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99511"},"modified":"2023-10-01T08:20:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:20:06","slug":"george-washington-lock-of-hair-up-for-sale-for-45k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/celebrities\/george-washington-lock-of-hair-up-for-sale-for-45k\/","title":{"rendered":"George Washington Lock of Hair Up For Sale For $45k"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Washington<\/strong>‘s got a price on his head … because a lock of his famous hair is on the open market.<\/p>\n The first president of the United States had a lock of his white hair preserved for centuries … and now it’s up for sale for $45,000.<\/p>\n Washington’s hair lock is tied up in an oval shape and bound by a glass case, which is wrapped in pearls. There’s also an engraving with his initials ‘GW’ on the back of the case.<\/p>\n The lock was given to the Derby family back in the day, as the Derbys were close with both George and his wife, Martha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Washington’s hair remained in the Derby family for several generations … it was handed down from son to son and now it’s hitting the open market through Moments In Time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A letter dated Aug. 15, 1873, is also included with Washington’s hair … it’s correspondence between the Derbys and another collector, talking about the locks.<\/p>\n Remember … GW supposedly didn’t wear a wig, unlike many of his contemporaries, and actually powdered his own hairdo.<\/p>\n Pretty cool … and the buyer’s gonna need a lot of dead presidents to take this piece of history home.<\/p>\n