1916 Film Big Jim Garrity Presentation Meersham Pipe, RKO Pathe, Sterling Silver

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1916 Film Big Jim Garrity Presentation Meersham Pipe, RKO Pathe, Sterling Silver:
$204.52

Beautiful Presentation Calabash Pipe, Gourd & Meersham w/ Bakelite stemA 1 1/4\" wide Sterling Silver band with an engraved crowing Rooster ( RKO Trademark) reads ....\"To Doc Craig Arnold\" from the Pathe Company, \"Big Jim Garrity\".Researching I find that Big Jim Garrity was a 1916 film, shot in GeorgiaDoc Craig Arnold, a real person, owned a hotel in the area, The Mountain Inn, was essential in helping to find locations and hire extras. Arnold also had a role in Big Jim Garrity, as a doctor who saved lives when a mine collasped.
If you google the two names as one inquiry you can read the history of making the film & Doc Craig Arnolds role in it.The reverse side of the silver band is marked XRA with 3 hallmarks, an anchor, a lion, the third, can\'t read, then SterlingThe leather case is in fine condition as is the red velvet lining. A Manhattan Sticker affixed to the interior. The initials C. R. A. in gold on the outside, as shown..This is a large pipe, 6 1/2\" wide, the bowl is 2 1/4\" wide.