Bob Marley's Dreadlock and Autograph

Acquired by the owner as a teenager at the filming of Top of the Pops at BBC’s Television Centre in London on Thursday, June 22, 1978.

The dreadlock measures approx. 1.5 inches in length.

Impossibly rare. This is the first genuine example of Bob Marley’s hair to come up for sale in 20 years.

Accompanied by a sharp and attractive signature acquired at the same time. On a slip of paper the reggae star has written in blue ballpoint pen: "To Andrea, Love Bob Marley".

The owner explains how she acquired Marley's hair and signature: "Back in the day you were permitted to get on stage at Top of the Pops with the bands. After Bob Marley had finished singing, myself and a friend went up onto the platform where he was performing. He was chuckling away and I asked if I could take off a piece of his hair. He just kept nodding and chuckling and appeared amused by it so I twisted a piece of his dreadlock off. And he of course gave me his autograph as well. I’ve kept it in my autograph album ever since."