DEWEY 1899 WAR VICTORY NEW YORK CELEBRATION 2-SIDED EVENTS SCHEDULE CELLULOID MECHANICAL.
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Winning Bid:
$495.59 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
9
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #231 Part I
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Item Description
2-1/8" double-sided cello. Obverse has a movable dial that reads on left of a cut-out "Friday, Sept. 29th Reception And Naval Parade/See 1" and to right of cut-out "Saturday Sept. 30th Military Parade/See 2/New York 1899." Numerals on outer rim go from 9 A.M. through 8 P.M. Moving the wheel reveals the hourly events schedule for each day. The reverse pictures Dewey, his ship Olympia, a tiny sinking Spanish ship and has text "New York Celebration Sept. 29-30, 1899 To America's Hero." Curl names W&H. Two seen. Essentially Mint. Alan Weinberg Collection.
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