Vintage Bowl W Note Claiming President Abraham Lincoln Ate Strawberries From It
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1000263 |
I found this bowl at an estate sale in the Kalamazoo, MI area and was very intrigued. The vice president at the time Lincoln was in office was Andrew Johnson. It’s interesting that the name Mrs. Johnson is mentioned. There is no way to authenticate the claim on the note, seeming to be written by a person who cherished this bowl and it’s history. Since the value of this bowl lays in the provenance of the writing, I have not removed the note to look at the maker of the bowl as I did ...not want to disturb the integrity of the note. The bowl is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips. Interesting Facts: Lincoln in KalamazooLincoln visited Kalamazoo on August 27, 1856. Although, as noted, he had traveled on the Detroit River, this was his sole sojourn on Michigan land. He was there to stump for John Charles Fremont, that year’s Republican Presidential candidate. The Fremont campaign rally occurred at Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park. Besides Lincoln, speakers included Michigan governor Kinsley S. Bingham and U.S. senator Zachariah Wells of Detroit.
The text of Lincoln’s Kalamazoo speech had seemed lost to time. Then, Tom Starr, a Lincoln enthusiast from Royal Oak, Michigan found it. In 1930, Starr discovered a bound volume of 1856 Detroit Advertiser issues. The volume had fallen behind the shelf at the Detroit Public Library. While paging through it, Starr discovered that the Advertiser had published a verbatim transcript of Lincoln’s Kalamazoo speech! In the speech, Lincoln talked at length about slavery and sectional tensions. A complete copy can be read at this link: Lincoln’s Kalamazoo Speechhttps://seekingmichigan.org/look/2010/08/24/lincolns-michiganThanks for looking !!Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
The text of Lincoln’s Kalamazoo speech had seemed lost to time. Then, Tom Starr, a Lincoln enthusiast from Royal Oak, Michigan found it. In 1930, Starr discovered a bound volume of 1856 Detroit Advertiser issues. The volume had fallen behind the shelf at the Detroit Public Library. While paging through it, Starr discovered that the Advertiser had published a verbatim transcript of Lincoln’s Kalamazoo speech! In the speech, Lincoln talked at length about slavery and sectional tensions. A complete copy can be read at this link: Lincoln’s Kalamazoo Speechhttps://seekingmichigan.org/look/2010/08/24/lincolns-michiganThanks for looking !!Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
