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Jay Silverheels' Personally-Owned Stetson

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Jay Silverheels' Personally-Owned Stetson
<Our item number 103399><B>Jay Silverheels&#39; Personally-Owned Stetson.</B> Taupe-colored Stetson stamped on the leather sweatband, &#34;Made Especially For Jay Silverheels&#34;; also with &#34;Hollywood Park&#34; stamp &#40;Silverheels had a second career as a harness racer&#41; and two different Stetson markings. An ornamented white metal band surrounds the crown; there are traces of the bonding agent on the hat that used to hold the band in place. Housed in its colorful, original Stetson box. Jay Silverheels &#40;1919-80&#41; was a Mohawk Indian, born on a Canadian reservation. In 1949, he became the first Native American to portray a Native American on television. He played the monosyllabic &#34;Tonto&#34; to Clayton Moore&#39;s &#34;Lone Ranger.&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;600-800. <BR><BR>Our item number 103399<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN=CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/38jpegs/103399.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> "