Florence Nightingale hair fetches over £3,500

JULY 21 – A lock of Florence Nightingale’s hair has fetched more than £3,500 at auction in North Yorkshire.

The hair, which has been identified as belonging to a 19th century nursing pioneer, is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000.

It was sold with her signature on a cut-out piece of paper.

According to auction house Tennants Auctioneers, the items sold in Leyburn were owned by descendants of Nightingale’s sister.

A lock of Florence Nightingale’s hair has fetched more than £3,500 at an auction in North Yorkshire.

The hair, which has been identified as belonging to a 19th century nursing pioneer, is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000.

It was sold with her signature on a cut-out piece of paper.

According to auction house Tennants Auctioneers, the items sold in Leyburn were owned by descendants of Nightingale’s sister.

By BBC