This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
With names like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Theodore Roosevelt, Jack Dempsey, and a host of other notables on the guest list the 1936 Testimonial Dinner for Robert Ripley must have been quite an event. This dinner menu and program is from that welcome home dinner. The cover of the menu has been signed "To Christy Walsh Jr. - With Kind Regards - Lou Gehrig" in fountain pen. The signature and inscription rate a strong 8 to 9 and would be near perfect had Gehrig not signed over some printing on the program itself. This, however, hardly detracts from the visual appeal of this piece. It has also been signed by "Pop" Warner and one other, both of these signatures rate a 9. The program measures 8 ½ x 11 and unfolds into a much larger display.