President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Personally Owned Wooden Box with Engraving

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Personally Owned Wooden Box with Engraving:
$3500.00

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Personally Owned Wooden Box with Engraving
An incredibly personal and impressive FDR relic with the potential for a handsome Roosevelt’s personally-owned positively gorgeous wooden box with a burl veneer, measuring 11\'\' x 7.5\'\' x 2.25\'\', featuring a metal plate on the top with a presentation inscription, “A Century of Progress, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Chicago 1933.” A thin crack passes through the center and there is a chip to the veneer on the top edge. The interior is lined with padded cloth on the top and lining on the bottom appears to have been removed.Includes a detailed letter of provenance on White House letterhead from Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from Hoover through Eisenhower. In part: “This beautiful box…was owned by the president. When our beloved president passed away the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt told the staff we could have some of his personal belongings. This lovely box was one of those items.”

Features

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Personally Owned Wooden Box with Engraving
Measuring 11\'\' x 7.5\'\' x 2.25\'\'
Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance, on White House letterhead, by Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a housekeeper and seamstress at the White House
A thin crack passes through the center and there is a chip to the veneer on the top edge
Featuring a metal plate on the top with a presentation inscription, “A Century of Progress, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Chicago 1933.”

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