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Theodore Roosevelt's Personal Pair of Pince-nez Eyeglasses. ...
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President Teddy Roosevelt's Signature Pince-nez Eyeglasses
Theodore Roosevelt's Personal Pair of Pince-nez Eyeglasses.
Scarce and iconic pair of pince-nez eyeglasses with carrying case
worn by President Teddy Roosevelt. Measuring 3.875 x 2.25 inches,
these style eyeglasses were a large part of Roosevelt's signature
look and come in their original brown leather case stamped in gilt,
"Franklin & Co. Opticians, 1203 F. St., Washington, D.C." They were
initially acquired by White House Chief Usher, Mr. Ike Hoover.
Before the Roosevelts moved from the White House, Mr. Hoover was
given a number of personal items belonging to the Roosevelt First
Family, these eyeglasses being among them.Accompanied with a signed letter of provenance by Lillian Rogers Parks, who served as a seamstress in the White House for thirty years, and whose mother, "Maggie" Rogers served as the maid at the White House from 1909. Ike Hoover had gifted these Roosevelt eyeglasses to Maggie who duly passed them along to Lillian. Lillian Rogers Parks published My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House, covering a 60-year period in the life of domestic staff in the White House, and The Roosevelts: A Family in Turmoil. Parks' letter, typed on White House stationery, is dated February 1, 1983, and is addressed to noted Presidential historical collector Raleigh DeGeer Amyx. Nearly every photograph of Roosevelt depicts him wearing a dapper, three-piece suit and a pair of his pince-nez glasses. A fantastic and instantly-recognizable Presidential artifact with exceptional provenance.
Condition: Case gently rubbed. Small adhesive sticker with identifier to internal flap of case. TLS with pencil and ink notations at upper right corner recto.
Provenance: Christie's, December 17, 2003, lot 344. From the Melvin "Pete" Mark, Jr. Collection
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2022 December 1 Historical Platinum Session Signature® Auction #6267 (go to Auction Home page)
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