Description: John Dillinger Death Mask Would Look Insanely cool on display in your Collection! Limited Edition Very Highly Detailed made from the original Mask The origin of the "Death Mask" of John Dillinger has been discussed by many over the years and copies are still found at auctions. There are actually two FBI reports on this matter revealing the facts surrounding obtaining the mask. The FBI received one original of two made at the morgue and this mask was shipped by the Reliance Dental Manufacturing Company in January, 1935. These facts , and more, are revealed in two reports; one by SA Deveraux and one by SA Sackett. Attached in pics are copies of the FBI Report on the duplication of the death mask so you can understand how the mask was made which furnished this copy thats avail here and limited #6/100 that were made. The face of an outlaw: An eerie limited edition Dillinger death mask made from one of the four originalsLimited edition second generation plaster death mask of John Dillinger, #6/100, approximately 9.75 x 6, created from a mold of the original death mask. The highly detailed mask is signed on the reverse in the mold by Larry McComb. In fine condition.The day after Dillinger was killed, over a thousand people lined up at the Chicago city morgue to view the mortal remains of the notorious desperado. While his body was on display, it is believed that four death masks were made of the famous face with varying degrees of cooperation from the authorities. This limited edition mask was created from one of those original four. This highly detailed piece captures the outlaw as he lay on that final day of viewing: an extraordinary addition to any gangster collection. Just 12 hours after Dillinger’s death on July 22, 1934, Harold May of the Reliance Dental Manufacturing Co. created this death mask of Dillinger’s face at the Cook County Morgue in Chicago to demonstrate the quality of the company’s plaster. People sought to remember the deceased in many ways, but death masks were uncommon at this point in history.Although the creation of a death mask seems bizarre, the FBI case files describe an even stranger scene at the morgue: “Every politician and his friend in Chicago crowded into the morgue for the morbid purpose of viewing Dillinger’s remains....[G]reat confusion existed at the morgue [for] several days, inasmuch as there were thousands of people who attempted to gain admission to view Dillinger’s body.”Police departments across the country asked the FBI for copies of the death mask. The FBI denied the requests after determining that providing copies would result in a “tremendous burden.” However, the FBI decided to permit officers to cast their own copies from the original while attending the newly created FBI National Academy, which still exists today. FBI National Academy attendees cast molds as part of forensic modeling studies for many years.
Price: 2499.99 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-03-31T19:41:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year: 1934
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
