President Harding’s personally-owned and -used leather jacket pocket wallet. Black leather wallet measures 4 x 7, and is handsomely embossed in gold on one side, “‘Warren’ Harding,” with “Here’s hoping you put on, take all, put two, Fred W. MacKenzie,” embossed along the bottom. Accompanied by a detailed 1982 letter of provenance, on White House letterhead, by 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. Letter reads, in part: “The gold embossed leather jacket wallet was owned and used by President Warren G. Harding. When Mrs. Harding left the White House, she gave it to my Mama, Maggie Rogers, soon to be First Maid of the White House.” In fine condition. Seldom is a president’s personal wallet offered, especially in such splendid condition.
