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Weird and rare piece of JFK memorabilia. This is the Edward Reed pen version of the shooting.
Some paint chips and grime. Did not clean with more than water for fear of damaging paint.
Holds a coin and there is a glue residue form previous owner.
Description from the internet:
“JFK Memorial Desk Piece made by Edward R. Reed in 1964. Very Rare item that depicts the site of the assassination.
More details from :P resident John F. Kennedy was killed on this day, Nov.22, in 1963. A rare and moroffer metal souvenir building of the assassination area was created the year after the tragic event. About six versions seem to have been created and are slightly different. All are a desk sets, but one has a pen holder and the other a well for pins or paper clips. The inscription reads "Assassination Site of President John F. Kennedy Nov 22, 1963." The Texas School Book Depository building is in the upper right corner with a Hertz Rent-A-Car Chevrolets sign on the top with a clock displaying the time of 12:29. Elm Street has an X to mark the spot where Kennedy was hit. The grassy knoll area, type reads "Dallas Texas." Elm Street goes under a railroad bridge on the left. The Book Depository is at Houston St. on the right.”
