Lot 51
Edward VIII. Bar of soap used by Edward, Prince of Wales, on August 30, 1920, when he visited the seriously-ailing President Woodrow Wilson. The soap is brown in color with "Société Hygiénique / De Paris" etched on it; approximately 3¼ inches long and 1¾ inches wide. In a letter typed on stationery imprinted with the Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington," and dated July 4, 1982, Lillian Rogers Parks writes that her mother, Maggie Rogers, who worked as a maid at the White House, took the Prince's soap from his bathroom as a keepsake. She was excited to have soap that belonged to a future king of England, little knowing that he would abdicate to marry an American divorcee.
Estimated Value $175 - 200.
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