A tuft of Elvis Presley's quiff has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction.
The clump of hair is believed to originate from 1958 when the music icon had his hair shorn when he joined the army.
It was one of over 200 Elvis items that went under the hammer including rare records, sweat-stained garments and bathrobes.
The items once belonged to Elvis collector and close friend of The King Gary Pepper who died from cerebral palsy in 1980.
A percentage of the profits from the Leslie Hindman auction house sale will go to cerebral palsy charities.
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This Elvis Presley prescription bottle from 1977 – sadly the drugs weren't included – went under the hammer for $800 at a Las Vegas auction in May of this year. For your information, Benadryl is an antihistamine that's often taken by recreational drug users for its sedative effects.
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