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March 25, 2009

Scots Wha Hae...

wi' Wallace shaved

A razor believed to have been owned by poet Robert Burns is expected to fetch £1,000 at auction in Edinburgh.

Auctioneers Lyon and Turnbull said it came with documentation stating that it was once owned by the "bard himself".

Burns is said to have left the razor at a friend's house in Irvine, Ayrshire. An old note lists its subsequent owners.

"The best stropped razors o' mice an' men/Gang aft astray."

Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 25, 2009 07:58 AM

Comments

I expect that the bidding will be sharp.

Posted by: JeffS at March 25, 2009 09:10 AM

I'm surprised any one in Edinburgh has money left to spend.

BTW, CNBC says the UK bond float failed.

Posted by: Retread at March 25, 2009 09:34 AM

Ha! whare ye gaun' ye crowlin ferlie?
Your impudence protects you sairly;
I canna say but ye strunt rarely
Owre gauze and lace,
Tho faith! I fear ye dine but sparely
On sic a place.

Posted by: mojo at March 26, 2009 11:12 AM