Alberta Dentist Now the Proud Owner of John Lennon’s Tooth
A dentist from Alberta, Canada is now the proud owner of John Lennon’s tooth, after successfully winning an auction in Stockport.
Michael Zuk paid £19,500 for the unusual piece of Lennon memorabilia after joining the auction via telephone. The Beatles star gave the molar tooth to Dot Jarlett, his housekeeper during the 1960s and it was part of a collection of memorabilia owned by Alan McGee, former boss of record company Creation Records.
Mr Zuk is an avid fan of celebrity teeth and has written a book about famous peoples’ pearly whites. He said that when he heard about the auction for Lennon’s tooth he just had to buy it. Zuk will now display the tooth in his surgery in Alberta and also has plans to take it to dental schools and show it to colleagues at other dental practices.
Mr Zuk said that he realises that the molar will not be everyone’s cup of tea and some people will think it is extraordinary, while others will find it rather disgusting.
The auction also included a number of other items from Alan McGee’s collection, including personal letters from Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and the late politician, Mo Mowlam, as well as the original contract for Jesus & Mary Chain, one of the bands McGee managed.
Mr McGee said that he had decided to sell the items because he has had enough of the music industry.
Karen Fairweather, from Omega Auctions, described the tooth as “rather gruesome”; Lennon gave the housekeeper the tooth and told her to dispose of it or give it to her daughter as a souvenir.
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