Just In Time For ChristmasCharles Dickens’ Ivory Toothpick Sells for $9150

Toothpicks are generally used to remove food that has become lodged in between the teeth -usually after a meal when brushing isn’t an option. You can buy a pack of wooden toothpicks for $1.00, or splurge on a package of plastic toothpicks for around $3.00. Now enter Charles Dickens’, the legendary author of A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. The authors ivory and gold retracting toothpick, engraved with his initials and beautifully presented in a small case with an autograph note signed by his sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth to confirm its authenticity, sold for $9150 at New York’s Bonhams auction.

I wonder if the anonymous buyer was inspired by my Unique Stocking Stuffer Gift Guide? That would certainly make for a very unique socking stuffer!

Just In Time For ChristmasCharles Dickens’ Ivory Toothpick Sells for $9150 originally appeared on About.com Dental Care on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 12:28:29.

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