Lot 270

Birdcage Theater 1880 Soiled Dove Prostitute Trunk

Estimate: $1,200 - $2,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona Territory Birdcage Theater donated 1880's soiled dove trunk and was displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The trunk features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wooden reinforced with iron decoration of floral design to the lid and shows a double locking mechanism. The Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, opened in 1881 and quickly became one of the town’s most infamous landmarks. Advertised as a combination saloon, gambling parlor, and bawdy house, it operated 24 hours a day and earned a reputation for rowdy entertainment and violence. The theatre hosted performances ranging from vaudeville to opera, while its basement offered private "cribs" for prostitution. Bullet holes in the walls, more than 120 remain, testify to its wild history. During Tombstone’s boom years, the Bird Cage was a favorite haunt of miners, cowboys, and outlaws, and it remains a vivid reminder of the rough-and-tumble days of the Old West. The condition of this of this Birdcage Theater trunk is preserved with some serious patina adorning the iron mounting with reinforced nature of this trunk and shows the key missing from the trunk. The measurements of this trunk is 19" x 27" x 16". The collective weight of this trunk is 25lb 8oz.

All items will ship at our North American Auction Company in-house shipping department. Please allow up to 14-21 days after a complete invoice payment is made to package and ship your purchase. After you are notified of your winning bids from our company and your item invoice is paid in full our new shipping department will contact you. Make sure when signing up with our company that your preferred shipping information is up to date as this information will be used to estimate shipping cost. Once the items have been packaged our team will contact you for shipping payment. Shipping invoices and payment will be completely separately than the items invoice. Please notify the shipping department with any alternate request or instructions at mark@naabid.com or 800-686-4216 ext. 3. For a shipping quote please contact the same information above. PLEASE NOTE a shipping quote price can fluctuate in price. Auction company is not responsible for actual shipping cost being higher than quoted shipping cost. Thank you for trusting North American Auction Co. with your bids and shipping. As our shipping department is brand new please understand that delays can be expected.