Lot 117
Wilson, Woodrow. Pince-nez eyeglasses owned and worn by Woodrow Wilson, with leather-covered case, approximately 5 inches long by 1¾ inches wide, from Franklin & Co., Washington, D.C. Together with a 1909 cabinet photo by Pach Bros., N.Y. showing Wilson wearing a pince-nez. According to a historical note of provenance typed on a white card imprinted with a blue Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington," dated December 28, 1985 and signed by long-time White House seamstress Lillian Rogers Park, the glasses were given to her mother, Maggie Rogers, by the Wilsons. Maggie Rogers worked at the White House for 30 years; she started in 1909 and served as First Maid during the administrations of Presidents Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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| Realized $1,093 |
