RARE MARTIN AND LEWIS “FAN CLUB” BUTTON NAMING HOTEL WHERE LEWIS STARTED CAREER.
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Winning Bid:
$173.94 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #201 - Part II
Item numbers 1409 through 3152 in auction 201
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Item Description
2.5” button with metal back and bar pin. Text reads “Charles And Lillian Brown’s Hotel/Dean Martin And Jerry Lewis Fan Club/Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.” Button has tiny trace of yellowish tone on far left side and just a couple of exceedingly minor marks on the page bkg. While this button likely dates from the late 40s, Brown’s hotel was the first location at which Jerry Lewis met success with his mime act in the early 1940s and prior to partnering with Dean Martin in 1946. Only example we’ve seen.
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