Hitler's Toilet Seat up for Auction (Watch)

A family in New Jersey, USA, has put up a toilet seat looted from the Nazi leader's personal bathroom for auction, according to media reports.

The toilet was taken by a New Jersey soldier as a humorous reminder of Hitler’s failed plans to dominate other nations.

According to the lot description, the weird memorabilia comes from the Berghof residence in Berchtesgaden. A US soldier named Ragnvald C. Borch was a liaison with the French 2nd Armored Division and became one of the first Allied troops to reach the building in early May of 1945.

By this time, Hitler himself was already dead and his residence was heavily damaged by bombings and a fire set by retreating Nazi soldiers, but some of his things remained intact and were plundered.

Borch then took a couple of oil paintings, a World War I armored vest and the toilet seat of the Fuhrer.

The two-piece seat and lid along with other “souvenirs” were sent back to Borch's wife and remained on display in the basement of his home in New Jersey. T

On their part, the saleroom Alexander Auctions says their offer is a “one-of-a-kind piece,” unlike the toilet, which was perhaps one of a dozen installed on the yacht.

“This example was from Hitler's personal bathroom, from as close to a ‘throne’ as the dictator would ever get,” it said.

Whether the uniqueness appeal is strong enough for someone to blow at least $5,000 on the seat remains to be seen.