Memorabilia and fandom can take strange routes, and this one was taken by a piece of toast left by George Harrison at his family table back in 1963.
It is a crust of bread saved by a fan named Sue Houghton, who was 15-years-old at the time. According to the British Daily Express, she preserved the bread on a scrapbook page alongside the caption: “Piece of George’s breakfast 2-8-63.”
The date noted indicates that the bread was from around the time that the Fab Four made their return to Liverpool after seven weeks of touring.
New York Post adds that the fan had taken the toast from George Harrison’s plate after befriending his family and making a visit to their home. Her scrapbook also contained other memorabilia from Harrison, including fluff from under his bed and thread from his jeans.
The bread was originally sold in 1992 when Houghton auctioned off her scrapbook for $1,600 (£1,265) to fund home repairs. Now it has been reported that the leftover piece of bread has changed hands again.
It has been bought by memorabilia collector Joseph O’Donnell, although the price he paid has not been publicly disclosed. He did, however, say that it has been preserved by being framed in UV-protected glass of museum standard.
