On his death, British king George IV was found to have a collection of locks of women's hair. How many such locks were in the collection?

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On his death, British king George IV was found to have a collection of locks of women's hair. How many such locks were in the collection?

Question #37480. Asked by gmackematix.
Last updated Apr 07 2017.

TabbyTom
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TabbyTom
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More than a hundred, according to Max Beerbohm.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lZR6sOboAukC&pg=PT64&lpg

I can't find any more exact figure.

Response last updated by satguru on Apr 07 2017.
Aug 14 2003, 9:47 AM

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Answer 1

"The Guinness Book of Oddities" by Geoff Tibballs states on page 110 that he "clipped off a tiny lock of hair from each woman he slept with and put them in individual envelopes, each bearing the owner's name. Some 7100 such envelopes were found in his bedroom cupboard after he died." It seems a bit far-fetched to me!