Lot 112 email save

Jesse James Collection Wooden Whistle & Bone Dice

Sign In to see what this sold for

These items were found in a trunk which belonged to the notorious outlaw Jesse James. The items listed in this auction as well as five antique firearms were found in an around the trunk which was hidden in a barn on Jesse's Uncle's farm near Stamping Grounds, Kentucky. The trunk remained hidden in a dark corner under a deteriorating pile of hay for over 110 years before its discovery in 1998. These items are now up for sale in separate lots. Please contact us for further information, more detailed descriptions, terms of sale, etc.

These items were found with Mary Susan's (Jesse's daughter) purse. It is not known whether these items were made and used by Jesse or Frank James while in the Civil War, or if they were made for Jesse's daughter, possibly to replicate his own, as Jesse was a known gambler.

All are hand carved. The dice are made of bone, perhaps human, and the whistle is wooden and could be worn around the neck hanging from the loop.

Condition: Overall very good condition. Slight chip on the whistle. Size of dice approx. 3/8" square; approx. size of whistle length is 1 5/8"

View The Auction Gallery of Florence next auction.

Similar lots up for auction