Roosevelt’s personally-owned stationery rack. Black-painted wooden rack measures 9.5 x 4.5 x 8.75. Rack was originally sold as Lot 813 in the November–December 1951 sale at Hammer Galleries in New York as “Miscellaneous Objects Belonging to the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.” Accompanied by a photocopy of a 1951 letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Mr. Hammer which reads, in part: “The items which we have consigned to you for sale are all belongings which my husband and I had in our various houses over the years; but, as you know, in this present day one is not able to operate the large households which were part of a bygone era…So it is my hope that others will be able to find enjoyment in the possession of these things which have given much enjoyment to my husband, myself and the members of my family.” Also included is a photocopy of Hammer’s catalog listing for the rack. In fine condition, with a President and Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt auction sticker affixed to the back. RR Auction COA.
