OLYMPIC 1932 LAKE PLACID CELLULOID GAMES TICKET PLUS 1956 "ART DEVLIN DAY" BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$86.25
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 9, 2011 1:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #204 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1446 in auction 204
Item Description
First is a 2.25x3.75" celluloid "Standing Room Season Ticket" for "III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932." This is ticket "No.598." One side give this information while opposite side has large "1932" date above art work of stylized female blowing trumpet. The cost for this ticket was "$15." Trivial age traces. Exc. Second is 1.5" button showing skier in the air above the five Olympic rings. This was issued for "Art Devlin Day 1956 Lake Placid, N.Y." At age 17 Devlin was on the 1940 Olympic team but because of World War II they were not held and again in 1944 there was no Olympic games. After the war Devlin resumed his ski jumping career and he made the 1948 team but was injured. He later competed in the 1952-1956 Olympics. In 1961 Rune Aldridge started ABC Wide World of Sports and Devlin was hired as a commentator which he did for the next twenty years in addition to opening the Art Devlin's Olympic Motor Inn in Lake Placid. Button has small spot on reverse where the folded celluloid edge takes a curve but this barely shows from the front view which displays essentially Mint. Only example we've seen.
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