Citizens Trust and Savings Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Valentino, "R. Valentino," payable to Walter M. Murphy Co. for $200, July 20, 1921. In fine condition, with light show-through from old mounting remnants on the reverse. Based in Pasadena, the Walter M. Murphy Co. was a custom automobile maker best known for its cars based on Duesenberg bodies. The company catered especially to the Hollywood elite, counting Rudolph Valentino, Buster Keaton, Gary Cooper, John Barrymore, and Howard Hughes amongst its notable customers.
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