President Eisenhower’s personally-owned hickory smoke ring, measuring 2″ in diameter, engraved with the words, “Smoke Rings, Virginia”; and a swatch of the fabric used to make his apron, printed with small depictions of various presidents. Includes detailed letters of provenance for both items on White House letterhead from Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a best selling author as well as housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from President Hoover through President Eisenhower. One letter, in part: “I am proud to say I made one of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s favorite garments—his cooking apron. It was made of the most unusual fabric—a piece of tan material with the pictures of many Presidents…The President loved to wear the apron, and he would sit down among his guests when he was cooking over the charcoal grill at the White House or Gettysburg still wearing it.” Also accompanied by a most fortunate and historic photo of President Eisenhower wearing the apron described.
