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Shrimp Fork from Jack Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant

Shrimp Fork from Jack Dempsey
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Associated Person
Jack Dempsey, 24 Jun 1895 - 31 May 1983
Type
Artifact
Medium
Plastic and ?
Dimensions
15.2 x 1.3 x 0.2cm (6 x 1/2 x 1/16")
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Beverly Jones Cox
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
AD/NPG.2005.4
Exhibition Label
A visit to Jack Dempsey’s bar and eatery could yield numerous mementos of the occasion—from a souvenir shrimp fork bearing Dempsey’s likeness to matchbooks and postcards featuring the restaurant’s trademark image of the Jack Dempsey–Jess Willard championship bout.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
Champions
On View
NPG, South Gallery 350 Mezzanine