Sale 32 Lot 1782  

JOHN WILKES BOOTH HAT. Black beaver stove pipe top hat stamped N.W. Gardiner of Elmira, New York, in a leather hat box. Attached to the hat is a 19th century tag that reads "J. Wilkes Booth.". Together with a carte-de-visite photograph - Hat box: 13 1/2 x 10 in.
Estimate $1,000-2,000

PROVENANCE: Raynor''s Historical Collectible Auctions, Burlington, NC, September 2003

Sold for $2,600

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