Recently, $300,000 was offered to the owner of Napoleon Bonaparte's little trophy, proving that its value isn't all about size, but it certainly measures up in the world of unusual collectibles.
This unique anatomical relic was previously in the possession of urologist John Lattimer, who entrusted his collection of curiosities to his daughter Evan upon his passing in 2007.
In a conversation with Newstalk, historian and broadcaster Ashley Cowie shed light on the fascination surrounding the appendage of the former French leader. He stated: "She was offered $12,000 in 1978 for the penis, but more recently, she's been offered over $300,000."
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Following Napoleon's death in 1815, he was transported to St. Helena Island in the Atlantic where surgeon Francesco Antommarchi allegedly cut off Napoleon's penis in 1821.
However, as Cowie explained: "The penis was actually stolen then by Napoleon's cleric who did his last rites. The cleric had it in for Napoleon, and when he saw the size of Napoleon's member, he couldn't do anything but steal that thing.
When the surgeon removed Napoleon's appendage, he preserved it in formaldehyde. According to Cowie, the fact that the organ was preserved in formaldehyde shortly after being removed means that its size remained virtually unchanged from when it was initially cut off.
"And here’s the thing - when the penis was finally measured, it comes in at just under an inch, just over two centimetres," Cowie said.
This size is ironic given that by historical standards, Napoleon wasn't particularly diminutive.
Cowie elaborated: "The average Frenchman was measured four foot nine at that time and Napoleon was pushing a good five six. The reason they called them The Small General was because he surrounded himself with enormous bodyguards."
By today's medical standards, Napoleon's appendage would be defined as a micro-penis.
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