Lot 104
Truman, Harry S. Sterling-plate whiskey jigger with a mule kicking on the top, owned and used by the President and engraved "H.S.T. / 1948" on the side, approximately 3½ inches in height; the opening of the jigger is 2 inches in diameter. Probably a present to Truman when he defeated Dewey in the 1948 presidential election after being written off by many. Mrs. Truman gave the jigger to White House maid Lillian Rogers Parks in 1952, soon after the Trumans moved back into the White House from Blair House, where they lived while White House renovations were going on. Mrs. Truman said to Mrs. Parks, "Lillian, we though you might get a kick out of having our mule jigger." Mrs. Parks recounts this in a detailed, historical letter typed on stationery imprinted with the Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington, D.C." and dated July 4, 1982.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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| Realized $1,438 |
