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By Ben Hooper
March 10 (UPI) - - The crew of a New Hampshire fishing boat was dredging for scal- lops when they pulled up some- thing unexpected: a 12,000-year-old woolly mammoth tooth.
The Portsmouth- based crew, known as the New England Fishmongers, said the 11-inch- long tooth was found off the coast of Newburyport, Mass.
tain and co- owner of the New England Fishmongers, took the 7-pound item to the University of New Hampshire, where experts identified it.
"I always love thinking about the landscape in New England," UNH Geology Professor Will Clyde told NBC Boston. "With mammoths and mastodons walk- ing around, and in terms of geo- logical times, that wasn't that long ago."
Rider said he has decided to auc- tion the tooth on eBay and donate the proceeds to World Central Kitchen, a charity working to pro- vide hot meals to refugees from the violence in Ukraine.
"I'm a fisherman, but anytime you see families and children strug- gling in that type of situation, you really try to be thankful for what you have and do what you can to help," Rider told Seacoastonline.
Tim Rider, cap-
Tin Man's Oil Can From 'The Wizard of Oz' Up For Auction
By Ben Hooper
March 10 (UPI) -- A California-based auction house said it is selling a rare piece of movie memo- rabilia: the Tin Man's oil can from The Wizard of Oz.
GWS Auctions said the oil can, one of five used during filming of the 1939 movie, was presented to Tin Man actor Jack Haley after the film wrapped.
"This piece has excellent investment potential, as items from or made for this
legendary film almost never surface, including the Tin Man costume which is said to be lost," the auction list- ing states.
Bidding starts at $200,000.
The auction house said the oil can is on loan to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles until November, and the museum has expressed an interest in extending the loan if an agreement can be reached with the new owner.
New England Fishermen Reel In 12,000-year-old Woolly Mammoth Tooth