1923 Hollywood Silent Movie Advertising Token - The Courtship Of Myles Standish
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PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS - THIS IS JUST ONE OF 12HOLLYWOOD/SO-CAL AND OTHER TOKENS BEING LISTED, AND MORE WILL BE LISTED AFTERTHESE SALES Description: Obverse: CHARLES RAY / (male bust, in Pilgrim hat and clothing, facing half left within a central circle) / AS JOHN ALDEN Reverse: THE COURTSHIP / (ship, the Mayflower, sailing right) / OF MYLES STANDISH
Aluminum. About 34mm in diameter. Catalog number: Kappen - Hollywo...od, CA K-35.Beautiful, high grade. A nice addition to any collection of vintage silent film era movie memorabilia. Background information: This very scarce medal, which is now almost 100 years old, was purchase by my father from the April 23, 1991 Charles Kirtley auction #69. From Wikipedia (in part): The Courtship of Miles Standish is a 1923 American silent historical romantic drama about Myles Standish produced by and starring Charles Ray, Enid Bennett, and E. Aluyn Warren. Directed by Frederic Sullivan, nephew of the famous composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, and scripted by Albert Ray, the film is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish. The highly fictionalized story presents him as a timid romantic. It was extremely popular in the 19th century and played a significant role in cementing the Pilgrim story in American culture. No known prints of the film exist and it is now presumed lost. The movie is set in the year 1621 against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war and focuses on a love triangle among three Mayflower passengers: Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullins, and John Alden. The Pilgrims grimly battle against disease and Indians, but are also obsessed with an eccentric love triangle, creating a curious mix of drama and comedy. Bumbling, feuding roommates Miles Standish and John Alden vie for the affections of the beautiful Priscilla Mullins, who slyly tweaks the noses of her undiplomatic suitors. The independent-minded woman utters the famous retort, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" The saga has a surprise ending, one full of optimism for the American future. Longfellow said that the story was true, but the historical evidence is inconclusive. Myles Standish (first name often spelled Miles, c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for Plymouth Colony. He accompanied them on the Mayflower journey and played a leading role in the administration and defense of Plymouth Colony from its inception. On February 17, 1621, the Plymouth Colony militia elected him as its first commander and continued to re-elect him to that position for the remainder of his life. He served as an agent of Plymouth Colony in England, as assistant governor, and as treasurer of the Colony. A defining characteristic of Standish's military leadership was his proclivity for preemptive action which resulted in at least two attacks or small skirmishes against Indians in the Nemasket raid and the conflict at Wessagusset Colony. During these actions, Standish exhibited courage and skill as a soldier, but he also demonstrated a brutality that angered the Indians and disturbed more moderate members of the Colony. One of Standish's last military actions on behalf of Plymouth Colony was the botched Penobscot expedition in 1635. By the 1640s, he relinquished his role as an active soldier and settled into a quieter life on his farm. He was still nominally the commander of the Pilgrim military forces in the growing Colony, although he seems to have preferred to act in an advisory capacity. He died in his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1656 at age 72. He supported and defended the Pilgrims' colony for much of his life, though there is no evidence to suggest that he ever joined their church. My seller info: My father, who is a retired coin dealer, has for years beensending me old tokens and medals from Hollywood and the Los Angeles area as heran across them. He figured that they would be of more interest to people in myarea than in Oregon where he currently resides. It is now time for me to partwith some of these interesting and historic items. Some of them picture moviestars of bygone days. Others are vintage "movie money" used by theproduction companies to represent coins in their movies, and still others areadvertising or employee tokens used at Paramount and other famous studios. Afew of the tokens are from businesses that operated in the Los Angeles areafrom the early 1900s to the 1960s. He also has a passion for other interestingU.S. and world tokens and medals issued before 1900 so some of my listings mayinclude a few of those items. I'll be starting my auctions at the price my father paid for themyears ago, and let the market take them where it will. All items are guaranteed genuine, unless otherwisestated. You will receive the exact item(s) pictured on myauction. Actual color of the item(s) being auctioned is often alittle different from the color on my pictures. Some items just don'tphotograph as well as others. Since I am not a coin dealer, I will not attemptto grade the item(s). I've tried to make the pictures as clear as possible soyou may use them to determine the grade for yourself. Obvious damage will benoted, but minor marks and wear due to age will not. Please contact me with yourquestions before bidding. I do combine shipping for auctions won within a three day period.Please contact me if you intend to bid on auctions closing on different days.Items won will usually be mailed housed in my father's original package unlessthe package has been damaged. I would love to see these items go to a newhome where there is the same appreciation for their historic significance as myfather and I have had for them. Mailing via first class USPS envelope inside a firm cardstocksleeve. Undercurrent Post Office slowdowns, other mailing options are available and otherscan be requested.Internationalbuyers: Message me after bidding to discuss shipping.
Aluminum. About 34mm in diameter. Catalog number: Kappen - Hollywo...od, CA K-35.Beautiful, high grade. A nice addition to any collection of vintage silent film era movie memorabilia. Background information: This very scarce medal, which is now almost 100 years old, was purchase by my father from the April 23, 1991 Charles Kirtley auction #69. From Wikipedia (in part): The Courtship of Miles Standish is a 1923 American silent historical romantic drama about Myles Standish produced by and starring Charles Ray, Enid Bennett, and E. Aluyn Warren. Directed by Frederic Sullivan, nephew of the famous composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, and scripted by Albert Ray, the film is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish. The highly fictionalized story presents him as a timid romantic. It was extremely popular in the 19th century and played a significant role in cementing the Pilgrim story in American culture. No known prints of the film exist and it is now presumed lost. The movie is set in the year 1621 against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war and focuses on a love triangle among three Mayflower passengers: Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullins, and John Alden. The Pilgrims grimly battle against disease and Indians, but are also obsessed with an eccentric love triangle, creating a curious mix of drama and comedy. Bumbling, feuding roommates Miles Standish and John Alden vie for the affections of the beautiful Priscilla Mullins, who slyly tweaks the noses of her undiplomatic suitors. The independent-minded woman utters the famous retort, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" The saga has a surprise ending, one full of optimism for the American future. Longfellow said that the story was true, but the historical evidence is inconclusive. Myles Standish (first name often spelled Miles, c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for Plymouth Colony. He accompanied them on the Mayflower journey and played a leading role in the administration and defense of Plymouth Colony from its inception. On February 17, 1621, the Plymouth Colony militia elected him as its first commander and continued to re-elect him to that position for the remainder of his life. He served as an agent of Plymouth Colony in England, as assistant governor, and as treasurer of the Colony. A defining characteristic of Standish's military leadership was his proclivity for preemptive action which resulted in at least two attacks or small skirmishes against Indians in the Nemasket raid and the conflict at Wessagusset Colony. During these actions, Standish exhibited courage and skill as a soldier, but he also demonstrated a brutality that angered the Indians and disturbed more moderate members of the Colony. One of Standish's last military actions on behalf of Plymouth Colony was the botched Penobscot expedition in 1635. By the 1640s, he relinquished his role as an active soldier and settled into a quieter life on his farm. He was still nominally the commander of the Pilgrim military forces in the growing Colony, although he seems to have preferred to act in an advisory capacity. He died in his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1656 at age 72. He supported and defended the Pilgrims' colony for much of his life, though there is no evidence to suggest that he ever joined their church. My seller info: My father, who is a retired coin dealer, has for years beensending me old tokens and medals from Hollywood and the Los Angeles area as heran across them. He figured that they would be of more interest to people in myarea than in Oregon where he currently resides. It is now time for me to partwith some of these interesting and historic items. Some of them picture moviestars of bygone days. Others are vintage "movie money" used by theproduction companies to represent coins in their movies, and still others areadvertising or employee tokens used at Paramount and other famous studios. Afew of the tokens are from businesses that operated in the Los Angeles areafrom the early 1900s to the 1960s. He also has a passion for other interestingU.S. and world tokens and medals issued before 1900 so some of my listings mayinclude a few of those items. I'll be starting my auctions at the price my father paid for themyears ago, and let the market take them where it will. All items are guaranteed genuine, unless otherwisestated. You will receive the exact item(s) pictured on myauction. Actual color of the item(s) being auctioned is often alittle different from the color on my pictures. Some items just don'tphotograph as well as others. Since I am not a coin dealer, I will not attemptto grade the item(s). I've tried to make the pictures as clear as possible soyou may use them to determine the grade for yourself. Obvious damage will benoted, but minor marks and wear due to age will not. Please contact me with yourquestions before bidding. I do combine shipping for auctions won within a three day period.Please contact me if you intend to bid on auctions closing on different days.Items won will usually be mailed housed in my father's original package unlessthe package has been damaged. I would love to see these items go to a newhome where there is the same appreciation for their historic significance as myfather and I have had for them. Mailing via first class USPS envelope inside a firm cardstocksleeve. Undercurrent Post Office slowdowns, other mailing options are available and otherscan be requested.Internationalbuyers: Message me after bidding to discuss shipping.
