Pieces of the Scaffold?

[Jim Garrett]

I have a few splinters and a couple of snips of AL's hair. I got them about a year ago from Carey Delery of the HistorialShop. historicalshop.com. Included were photocopies of the provenance. You can absolutely take anything and claim a history to it. The splinters appear to be very simular to those from Carey, so that's a good thing. However, I've known Carey for many years. He has a good reputation. He has always been very easy to deal with and does a nice job with his presentations. I also know that without the provenance passing muster, he won't sell something. Last year he acquired a section of timber from Ford's Theatre. He has some documentation of it, however he has been trying to get better documentation. He talked extensively about from which restoration/re-build, etc. Carey places a high value on his reputation. More than a year later, he still hasn't listed it. I trust Carey and I trust his judgement.