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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 1, 2018 at 8:47pm

I agree - it may well be possible to confirm. John, lets say a letter from AC/DC personnel, or some such, was obtained stating "...Young's shirts are identified by the custom Hornes School Wear tag at the neck..." - what would this be worth then?

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Permalink Reply by marc e on March 2, 2018 at 10:50am

if its 1979 eara and band signed .probably only one 

 I could get 5 to 10 k in the right auction and that's because ac/dc is very hot now and bon erea.

I would start with with the person who does  there wardrobe and yes theres a wardrobe person on every tour. there just called stylist now.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 2, 2018 at 2:18pm

+1 - my thinking exactly.

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Permalink Reply by Joel H on March 2, 2018 at 1:22pm

Yes, I did post a photo of Bon's signature, with the others. I didn't think to mention Bon specifically because I was thinking of the shirt being worn by Angus. But, being a huge fan of Bon Scott - I think he was rock n roll's greatest singer - and AC/DC, Bon's autograph should mean as much to me as the shirt, if not more.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 1, 2018 at 8:39pm

Unless you have eliminated the label you can't say "NO PROOF" IMO. It is "currently" unknown. 

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on March 1, 2018 at 8:46pm

I'd start with the original owner of this. Get as much information as possible in writing. When, where, and other pertinent details. That's piece of evidence one. Then I would contact the company that produced the shirt. Look for photos from that particular concert. Maybe even trying to contact Young's agent with all you know and see if you can get a response. Details; details; details. I would also get authenticity papers on the signatures. It will be worth the effort.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 1, 2018 at 8:49pm

+1

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on March 1, 2018 at 10:22pm

Not a textiles man myself. To me the main issues in terms of value would be:

1. The fragile nature of textiles in certain environmental conditions.

2. The fading of the signatures.

3. The placement of the signatures, Can they all be seen at the same time?

4. The need for bulky and expensive box-framing. 

5. The provenance.

I wouldn't be too hung up myself on whether Angus wore the shirt (point 5) but I can imagine most others would take a different view. For what it's worth I personally doubt that someone would bother to get the boys to sign somebody else's sweat-stained white shirt or whether the boys would have been prepared to sign it. Back when Bon was alive there also wouldn't have been such a financial incentive to be this imaginative.

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