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Old 02-16-2003, 12:08 PM
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Originally posted by wvsaz
Re: Marilyn Monroe's personal TV, which has never been washed or cleaned to preserve its history (it's a dirty mess). What "history" has been preserved? Marylin would not have had it in her house in that condition. I think accurately preserving that set's history would mean restoring it cosmetically AND functionally to what it looked like the day Marilyn bought it.
Beats me.....still has the word "WORKS" scrawled on it in grease pencil from some part of it's time at the auction house, and lot number stickers on it too if memory serves. I think he paid like $18,000 for it
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