Lot includes hat accompanied by typed, notarized provenance. According to the provenance, the original consignor's great-grandfather had a relative who worked as an advance agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and upon the show's dissolution, received from Cody one of his hats, a spur, a hunting knife, playbill, and photographs of Cody, Sitting Bull, and various performers. The family gave these items to the consignor in the 1940s when he was hired as the drummer for the 101 Ranch Boys, a popular Western swing band named after the ranch which partnered with Buffalo Bill's Wild West during its final season.. This and the other items were sold as separate lots in Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction in 2005. Brim is roughly 16.5 in. in diameter, slightly irregular. Condition: A few small stains on the top of the hat. The hat was reconditioned in the 1950s, and the band replaced.
Lot includes hat accompanied by typed, notarized provenance. According to the provenance, the original consignor's great-grandfather had a relative who worked as an advance agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and upon the show's dissolution, received from Cody one of his hats, a spur, a hunting knife, playbill, and photographs of Cody, Sitting Bull, and various performers. The family gave these items to the consignor in the 1940s when he was hired as the drummer for the 101 Ranch Boys, a popular Western swing band named after the ranch which partnered with Buffalo Bill's Wild West during its final season.. This and the other items were sold as separate lots in Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction in 2005. Brim is roughly 16.5 in. in diameter, slightly irregular. Condition: A few small stains on the top of the hat. The hat was reconditioned in the 1950s, and the band replaced.
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