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'Global interest' in sell-off of Nat Lofthouse memorabilia

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karlypants

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THE £100,000 sale of memorabilia from the career of Bolton Wanderers legend Nat Lofthouse has attracted global interest, according to the auctioneer.

Bonhams in Chester will auction 69 lots of Nat’s belongings tomorrow and online bidding enquiries have been from organisations and individ-uals worldwide.

Items for sale include Nat’s FA Cup winner’s medal and his England cap from the famous “Lion of Vienna” match against Austria.

Chris Hayes, sports specialist at Bonhams, said: “There has been a lot of interest placed already, especially in the higher value lots, such as the trophies and shirts.

“Museums, companies and people have been in touch with us about the sale, some of it coming from overseas.”

Among the lots is the iconic lion trophy, presented to Nat by Wanderers when he retired in 1960, which is expected to fetch about £3,500.

The 1958 FA Cup Winner’s medal, with Nat scoring twice in Wanderers’ 2-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley, has an estimate of between £10,000 and £12,000 attached to it.

Nat’s memorabilia is being auctioned by his children, Jeff and Vivien, who feel others will garner more enjoyment from their father’s mementoes, with both currently living abroad.

On the sale, Jeff, aged 65, said: “Apart from having stuff on display in my office, with nobody who comes round having any idea of who Nat Lofthouse is, there’s not a lot else I can do with it.

“It makes sense for the items to stay local and be properly treasured.

“The main reason, in the end, for auctioning them is that neither myself nor my sister have any children.

“Dad’s stuff might give more pleasure to people who will be able to show it to their children when they are young and then pass it down to them.”

It is understood that Bolton Council has an interest in the sale but no firm decision has been made over which items it is targeting.

There have been calls from the public to keep the memorabilia in Bolton.

The auction tomorrow starts at 11am at Bonhams in Christleton Road, Chester.

Nat’s memorabilia will be lots 69-137 in the catalogue, and the items are expected to go under the hammer at about noon.

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kennster

kennster
Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

The club should buy it, but Gartside doesn't care about our heritage.

scottjames30

scottjames30
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Why doesn't the club buy in and show it on display for stadium tours and stuff, scratch 

is the board running the club down or something ?

karlypants

karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

scottjames30 wrote:Why doesn't the club buy in and show it on display for stadium tours and stuff, scratch 

is the board running the club down or something ?
:agree:  Seems like a no brainer to me.

Reebok Trotter

Reebok Trotter
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

If I had the cash I would certainly be bidding. I would have thought the club would jump at the chance to get some of Nats treasured memorabilia. It's part of the fabric and folklore of our club.

BoltonTillIDie

BoltonTillIDie
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

I agree the club should be buying these...

aaron_bwfc

aaron_bwfc
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If the club or the council doesn't keep the memorabilia in bolton then it's a fucking disgrace IMO, a piss poor way to treat the best and most loyal player the club has had.

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

karlypants wrote:
Nat’s memorabilia is being auctioned by his children, Jeff and Vivien, who feel others will garner more enjoyment from their father’s mementoes, with both currently living abroad.

On the sale, Jeff, aged 65, said: “Apart from having stuff on display in my office, with nobody who comes round having any idea of who Nat Lofthouse is, there’s not a lot else I can do with it.
Greedy parasites.

Reebok Trotter

Reebok Trotter
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Natasha Whittam wrote:
karlypants wrote:
Nat’s memorabilia is being auctioned by his children, Jeff and Vivien, who feel others will garner more enjoyment from their father’s mementoes, with both currently living abroad.

On the sale, Jeff, aged 65, said: “Apart from having stuff on display in my office, with nobody who comes round having any idea of who Nat Lofthouse is, there’s not a lot else I can do with it.
Greedy parasites.
Neither Nat's son nor his daughter have children so it may be that they are short of cash. If they were very wealthy they could have bequeathed his possessions to Wanderers in their will.

kennster

kennster
Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

We already know that the club don't give two shits about Lofty, considering that the club couldn't be bothered paying for his statue or the lack of tributes when he died.

The club made a bigger deal about Muamba having a heart attack than the death of Bolton's greatest player and England's greatest striker.

Absolutely Disgraceful

karlypants

karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

kennster wrote:We already know that the club don't give two shits about Lofty, considering that the club couldn't be bothered paying for his statue or the lack of tributes when he died.

The club made a bigger deal about Muamba having a heart attack than the death of Bolton's greatest player and England's greatest striker.

Absolutely Disgraceful
Who paid for the statue?

scottjames30

scottjames30
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

karlypants wrote:
kennster wrote:We already know that the club don't give two shits about Lofty, considering that the club couldn't be bothered paying for his statue or the lack of tributes when he died.

The club made a bigger deal about Muamba having a heart attack than the death of Bolton's greatest player and England's greatest striker.

Absolutely Disgraceful
Who paid for the statue?
Two pounds of it belongs to me.

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Reebok Trotter wrote:
Neither Nat's son nor his daughter have children so it may be that they are short of cash. If they were very wealthy they could have bequeathed his possessions to Wanderers in their will.
I would never cash in on family memorabilia. Do Nat's kids think he'd want it going to some stranger?

I have several rare WW1 medals won by my Great Grandfather and his brother nearly 100 years ago and while they aren't worth anywhere near Nat's medals, they are still valuable. I wouldn't sell them if I was down to my last packet of Haribo.

karlypants

karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Natasha Whittam wrote:
Reebok Trotter wrote:
Neither Nat's son nor his daughter have children so it may be that they are short of cash. If they were very wealthy they could have bequeathed his possessions to Wanderers in their will.
I would never cash in on family memorabilia. Do Nat's kids think he'd want it going to some stranger?

I have several rare WW1 medals won by my Great Grandfather and his brother nearly 100 years ago and while they aren't worth anywhere near Nat's medals, they are still valuable. I wouldn't sell them if I was down to my last packet of Haribo.
Your Great Grandad won them?...You achieve the medals, you don't win them like getting them out of a kinder egg!

Maybe you should lay off the Haribo's, you appear not to do well with E numbers!

scottjames30

scottjames30
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

He won them playing black jack.

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

karlypants wrote:Your Great Grandad won them?...You achieve the medals, you don't win them like getting them out of a kinder egg!

Maybe you should lay off the Haribo's, you appear not to do well with E numbers!
Of course he won them you dick.

karlypants

karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Natasha Whittam wrote:
karlypants wrote:Your Great Grandad won them?...You achieve the medals, you don't win them like getting them out of a kinder egg!

Maybe you should lay off the Haribo's, you appear not to do well with E numbers!
Of course he won them you dick.
He got the medals due to serving in certain countries and what he achieved there you stupid dick.

kennster

kennster
Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

karlypants wrote:
kennster wrote:We already know that the club don't give two shits about Lofty, considering that the club couldn't be bothered paying for his statue or the lack of tributes when he died.

The club made a bigger deal about Muamba having a heart attack than the death of Bolton's greatest player and England's greatest striker.

Absolutely Disgraceful
Who paid for the statue?
It raised by the supporters through donations and charity events.

karlypants

karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

kennster wrote:
karlypants wrote:
kennster wrote:We already know that the club don't give two shits about Lofty, considering that the club couldn't be bothered paying for his statue or the lack of tributes when he died.

The club made a bigger deal about Muamba having a heart attack than the death of Bolton's greatest player and England's greatest striker.

Absolutely Disgraceful
Who paid for the statue?
It raised by the supporters through donations and charity events.
It rings a bell now you mention it, just a shame BWFC can't put their hand in their pocket sometimes due to what these players did for the club.

karlypants

karlypants
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Update:

Bolton Council spends £75,000 on keeping Nat Lofthouse's most important memorabilia in the town


A Haul of Nat Lofthouse memorabilia will be brought back to the town after Bolton Council splashed out more than £75,000 on some of the Wanderers legend’s most treasured items at auction today.

Council chiefs drew up a wish list of 16 of Nat’s most prized pieces — including his FA Cup winners’ medal and the ball from the same match — and secured 13 lots, which will now go on permanent display at Bolton Museum.

The council led a consortium, backed by car parking firm NCP and Bolton at Home, to bid for memorabilia at Bonhams in Chester.

The main items bought by the council include:

   The 1958 FA Cup winners medal
   The 1958 FA Cup Final football
   English FA Cap - England v Austria for the Lion of Vienna game
   Nat’s OBE medal
   A bronze bust of Nat commemorating 50 years with BWFC
   A silver Lion of Vienna trophy
   A collection of letters and telegrams from Nat’s career
   The 1953 Bolton Wanderers FA Cup final shirt and shorts
   Nat’s This is Your Life book
   A 1954/55 England v Scotland shirt
   A 1958/59 England v USSR cap
   A silver casket and scroll presented by Bolton Council to Nat Lofthouse giving him freedom of the borough
   His FA Cup runners-up medal

The collection, which charts the former Bolton Wanderers and England player’s impressive career, will be put on permanent display at Bolton Museum.

A special 13-week exhibition in 2011, held not long after Nat’s death, was the museum’s most popular ever exhibition attracting more than 30,000 visitors.

Most of the items on display were loaned to the museum by his family, so when they became available to buy at auction the council and its partners pooled resources to purchase some of the more significant items on offer.
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The council’s cabinet member for culture, Cllr Tony Connell, said: “It’s clear that Nat Lofthouse was much loved by many people and his achievements are something that we are all proud of in Bolton.

“When the opportunity arose to buy the memorabilia at auction there was a great wealth of support from the public to try and keep some of that history in his hometown.

“We are fortunate to have a very supportive Friends of Bolton Museum and Art Gallery group who were keen for us to try to obtain some items and we received further support from some of our other partners.

“We are delighted to have been able to secure some of his vast collection and will be arranging for it to be included in our popular Bolton Lives gallery in the museum.”

The consortium is made up of Bolton Council, the Friends of Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, National Car Parks (NCP) and Bolton at Home.

NCP chief executive Jo Cooper said: “We are delighted to have played a part in securing a lasting tribute to Nat Lofthouse, so that he can be remembered by many future generations in Bolton.

“NCP is always happy to get the chance to prove how much we value the local communities that we work in, and it is great that we are able to demonstrate that commitment by helping to bring home this memorabilia.

“We hope everyone enjoys the chance to see the items when they go on display.”

Bolton at Home chief executive Jon Lord said: “We are happy to be playing a part in supporting the retention of a valuable part of Bolton’s history for the benefit of the people in the town.”

Arrangements will be made in the near future to place the items on permanent display.

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