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Things to marvel at on eBay: J.D. Salinger's toilet—one installed in the Catcher in the Rye author's Cornish, New Hampshire, home. The 1962 fixture is available for the "Buy It Now" price of $1 million, but that price tag doesn't include cleaning fees. The listing says:
This vintage toilet is from 1962 and is dated under the lid. It will come to you uncleaned and in it's original condition when it was removed from Salinger's old home!· J.D. Salinger personally owned and used toilet [eBay]
It will also include a letter from Joan Littlefield. Her and her husband are the new owners of Salinger's house and are the ones who had the toilet removed and replaced. It is dated April 16, 2010.
· J.D. Salinger's porcelain "throne" for sale [GalleyCat]