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Re: Tolkien Signature on ebay

13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 5:58:43 PM UTC

Speaking about Tolkien signature. I think this could be interesting too.

The Signature Of J. R. R. Tolkien At Duckers Shoe Shop:


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Eduardo O. F.
tolkienbrasil.com

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13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 6:15:04 PM UTC
So is that his handwriting, or the shopkeeper?
13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 6:18:28 PM UTC
Tolkien would have been 10-11 years old at this time, right? I haven't clicked on the link yet: what's being claimed here?

BH
13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 6:51:00 PM UTC
The date looks to be 1912, so Tolkien would have been 20, I don't think that is his signature though as there is no COA :)

http://www.duckerandson.co.uk/history.php

13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 6:54:22 PM UTC
The title of the video says:"The Signature Of J. R. R. Tolkien At Duckers Shoe Shop"
But it seems that this is the manuscript of the seller. Does not look like the letter of Tolkien.

The year is 1913. So I think Tolkien was 21 years old. And bought "Black Football boots".

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Eduardo O.F.
tolkienbrasil.com
13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 7:03:18 PM UTC
This is the ledger for the shoe shop, the clerks would have filled this in, not customers. It is probably a record that the young Tolkien owed them some money (looking at it again its states Paid 1st April 1914)

Even though Tolkien bought football boots I expect he used them for playing Rugby.
13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 7:21:00 PM UTC
Not his signature and as it was first written as Tolkeen and changed to Tolkien probably not written by him either....

(It dates from his time at Exeter College. 0/10 for your maths homework Khamul! )
13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 7:45:37 PM UTC
This is a Tolkien signature from 1914 - you can see it in John Garth's recent Exeter College booklet.

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13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 8:02:23 PM UTC
Would this be from a certain Menu, whose current owner I can not remember
13 Jan, 2015
2015-1-13 11:29:57 PM UTC
Hmmm, yes, I do seem to have mis-read the date there!

BH
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