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MICKEY COHEN'S BROWN STRIPED NECKTIE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
MICKEY COHEN'S BROWN STRIPED NECKTIE
MICKEY COHEN (1913 - 1976) American gangster who started his career as Bugsy Siegel's bodyguard, but said to have been absent at Siegel's death on orders from Meyer Lansky. Cohen later fought for control of the Los Angeles mob, surviving many attempts made by rival Jack Dragna to "eliminate" him, including dynamiting his home, shotgun blasts, and so on. Cohen won out once Dragna lost police protection and found himself in jail. After facing crime hearings with great aplomb, Cohen himself was finally nailed on tax charges, served ten years in jail, and "went straight". A necktie once owned and worn by Mickey Cohen, brown silk with interwoven bars of red and beige rectangles crossing the tie diagonally. Maker's label reads: "Saks Fifth Avenue All Silk". Fine condition. From the founder and curator of a nationally-recognized crime-related museum who originally obtained a grouping of Cohen's clothing directly from Cohen's estate. With our COA offering fuller details of provenance, guarateed authentic for the life of the original purchaser.