If you’re famous enough, even the imprint of your teeth are worth money. Ronnie Kray, notorious gang boss of London’s East End during the 1960s is auctioning off a mould of his teeth. Or rather, his nurse is — Ronnie passed away in 1995 from a heart attack while at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, England.
The denture mould was taken while Ronnie was at Broadmoor, and it isn’t the only item being auctioned off by the nurse whom Ronnie gifted his possessions to. The collection of 22 bizarre belongings “includes a service sheet from his funeral and cards from his parents Violet and Charles while incarcerated” according to MailOnline.
An auctions spokesman says he expects the items, which are being sold by the nurse’s family, to sell for between £2,000 and £3,000. Among the items are Christmas cards exchanged between Ronnie and his twin brother Reggie who was his partner in crime — literally — during the 1960s in the East End of London where they together ran the criminal underworld.
The brothers were both jailed for a minimum of 30 years for armed robberies, arson, and the murders of two men. Ronnie was certified insane and sent to Broadmoor, while Reggie was imprisoned at Wayland. Reggie was diagnosed with terminal cancer and released out of compassion in 2000, only to die just eight weeks later.
You might ask, who would buy items belonging to men who did such terrible things? The same reason why Americans would buy anything belonging to Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, or John Dillinger. The Kray’s were famous in their own right; they owned nightclubs in the West End and mingled with actors and musicians like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland.
When Reggie passed in 2000, hundreds of mourners showed their respects. Murderers or not, these guys were still well-liked throughout East London — and well-liked enough that someone will spend money to display Ronnie Kray’s denture moulds.
Did you know? Some other dental products of famous people previously auctioned off include John Lennon’s tooth which sold for £19,500 and Winston Churchill’s gold dentures which sold for £17,500.
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