in things literary: The late J.D. Salinger’s toilet is being sold on eBay by a North Carolina collectibles dealer for $1 million.
“I bet it’s worth $100,000,” said Rick Kohl of www.webuytreasure.com , invoking the author’s iconic tale of teen alienation. “Come on, it’s J.D. Salinger’s throne! We’re talking ‘Catcher in the Rye’ here!”
Here’s the seller’s description:
This is the toilet that was personally owned AND used by J.D. Salinger for many years! It sat in his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, and was installed in the ‘new wing’ of his house.
When he died, his wife inherited all of his manuscripts with plans to eventually release some of them! Who knows how many of these stories were thought up and written while Salinger sat on this throne!
This vintage toilet is from 1962 and is dated under the lid. It will come to you uncleaned and in it’s original condition when it was removed from Salinger’s old home!
It will also include a letter from Joan Littlefield. Her and her husband are the new owners of Salinger’s house and are the ones who had the toilet removed and replaced. It is dated April 16, 2010.
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history!!
Note that bit about it being ‘uncleaned.’ For the bold, here’s the toilet’s eBay listing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/J-D-Salinger-PERSONALLY-OWNED-USED-Toilet-Commode-/370416967312
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A toilet alleged to have once belonged to author JD Salinger has been put on eBay for $1m (£644,00).
According to the BBC, the seller claims to have acquired the "used toilet commode" from the owners of a house that Salinger once owned. The toilet is said to be "uncleaned and in its original condition".
"Who knows how many of [his] stories were thought up and written while Salinger sat on this throne!" the listing adds.
The item comes with a letter from the owners of the house in Cornish, New Hampshire, confirming that they removed the toilet during renovations.
Salinger, who died in January at the age of 91, is best known for writing the book Catcher in the Rye.
