[BibChr]

ringping

[martin_fierro]

Anyone remember Armory v. Delamirie?

[mysterio]

If he thinks he can get $250k for the postcard, why are they tearing the house down? Seems like the house would be worth tons more.

[Samwise]

Addressed to Tolkien? Sounds like he wanted to burn it and missed. Anyone could write to him. I know he kept my correspondence in a book. :^)

[Professional Engineer]

Perhaps we need a second fireplace?

[Charles Henrickson]

hopes to sell it for a small fortune.

My Preciousssssssssss. . . .

[LongElegantLegs]

Stephen Malton, who runs Prodem Demolition in Bournemouth on the south English coast, was working in the house in the nearby town of Poole before it was bulldozed to make way for a new construction project.

"Before we demolish a house we do an internal strip out," Malton said Tuesday.

Vulture.

[ecurbh]

Ring Ping!!

Anyone wishing to be added to or removed from the Ring-Ping list, please don't hesitate to let me know.

[TBP]

Is it in Elvish?

[weeder]

Let me check, and see if it was worth reading this thread..............Nope. Never get those 3 minutes back!

[SunkenCiv]

A demolition man stripping a fireplace from the former home of "The Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien stumbled across a postcard to the writer dated 1968, and hopes to sell it for a small fortune. Stephen Malton, who runs Prodem Demolition in Bournemouth on the south English coast, was working in the house in the nearby town of Poole before it was bulldozed to make way for a new construction project. "Before we demolish a house we do an internal strip out," Malton said Tuesday.

Gee, why not just spray the whole works with petrol and set fire to it?

[LexBaird]

Builder discovers "priceless" Tolkien postcard

"To tie in both the fireplace and the postcard, we are talking about a price of around $500,000 for the combined pair..."

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[SkyPilot]

Thanks for the ping! I love these threads.

[Billthedrill]

Hmm...for something he thinks is “priceless” the feller sure seems to have had no hesitation in putting a hefty price on it. But I can go him one better - I have in my possession a postcard written to William Shakespeare by an adoring fan named Drill or somebody that I’d be happy to let go for a mere quarter-million buckadingdongs...just as soon as the ink dries...

[Tainan]

During this time period Tolkien was beginning to cash in on his celebrity - as well he should.
I remember seeing many posters and artworks with his image and images from his book - The Hobbit - popping up in the 'Head shops' of the era.

I had a rather large poster of him sitting on some very gnarly tree roots. Quite stunning actually. Wish I still had it...but that was long ago and far away...in a land that time has passed by....(cur Hobbit music)...