Anyone got $100K?

[Rob Wick]

Looking at the website for the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop, found this item available for the low, low price of $95,000. I ask for $100,000, though, because I figure it will cost me $5,000 to defend myself when Cheryl files for divorce.

https://alincolnbookshop.com/product/abr...-fragment/

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Rob

[J. Beckert]

Seems a little steep, but if Roger starts a Lincoln Discussion Symposium Go Fund Me, I'll kick in to help you out......

[Gene C]

Maybe Cheryl can quilt you one and save you about $94,957.83

[Rob Wick]

(08-29-2024 06:57 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Maybe Cheryl can quilt you one and save you about $94,957.83

I can't even get her to quilt one that I designed around the life of Ida Tarbell, so I can't see this ever getting off the ground.

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Rob

[David Lockmiller]

(08-29-2024 06:53 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  

(08-29-2024 06:57 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Maybe Cheryl can quilt you one and save you about $94,957.83

I can't even get her to quilt one that I designed around the life of Ida Tarbell, so I can't see this ever getting off the ground.

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Rob

And, I thought that I was the only difficult person that you ever had to deal with.

[Dave Taylor]

Rob, your recent post about the Lincoln bookshop trying to sell a signed Sandburg set for $6,500 brought me back to this post. I think this is another example of the Lincoln Bookshop setting unreasonably high prices.

The dress fragment and letter the Lincoln Bookshop is trying to sell for almost $100,000 were both owned by our late friend, Dr. Blaine Houmes. They were sold by Heritage Auctions in 2022. The letter sold for $5,000, and the dress fragment went for $37,500. While I like the nice red clamshell container the Bookshop put them both into, I have a hard time believing that in two years, these items have more than doubled in value.

[Rob Wick]

Great to hear from you, Dave! It would have been something special to see Blaine's collection all together. I agree with you that it seems strange that all those items would have doubled in value.

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Rob

[J. Beckert]

That was quite a collection Blaine had. His lots comprised a bulk of the auction. Whomever bought the veil Mary Lincoln wore to Ford's lent it to the ALPM for display a while back. I'll never forget him letting me hold that. He was a great guy.

[wpbinzel]

Blaine was MOST generous in sharing what he had collected. I am not going to bid on the originals in his collection, but am grateful that I knew him.

[Eva Elisabeth]

(09-27-2024 03:06 PM)J. Beckert Wrote:  That was quite a collection Blaine had. His lots comprised a bulk of the auction. Whomever bought the veil Mary Lincoln wore to Ford's lent it to the ALPM for display a while back. I'll never forget him letting me hold that. He was a great guy.

Same feelings here!!! I can't believe two years have already passed. Respectively nine that Iet him and held that veil. Great memories.

[RJNorton]

In addition, Blaine owned the rocker from Mary Lincoln's room at Bellevue Place.