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Description

The listing, SALLY RAND Fan Dancer of the 20s and 30s Original Hand Signed Photo. has ended.

Up for auction is a neat piece of history!

This is an autographed picture of Sally Rand, looks like it's from the 30's. The front is a picture of her as a dancer, the back looks like an advertising card for a club.
It's in decent shape overall, not mint. There's a bit of spotting on the front and some discoloration on the back. You can see it in the photos clearly.

I don't guarantee that it is her signature, I don't have any other paperwork for it, but comparing it to others it looks spot-on.

SALLY RAND 1904-1979) was a burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. In 1936, she purchased The Music Box burlesque hall in San Francisco, which would later become the Great American Music Hall .She starred in "Sally Rand's Nude Ranch" at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1939 and 1940.

Questions & Comments

Sad to be letting this one go. Lucky winner, for sure. Take good care of her for me - make sure to give her a proper mat & frame job! xo

Dec 15th, 2011 at 2:14:28 PM PST by

I found the following article highly interesting at sandman dot com:
When was it made?
You've found a great antique, and it has an old phone number on it.
You figure that if you can find out when 3 digit phone numbers were used, you'll know when the antique was made... Right?
NO!
Every Phone Company, different cities at the same Phone Company, and even different exchanges in the same city from the same Phone Company converted their Central Office (CO) equipment at different times.
They may have gone right from 2 digit numbers to 7 digit numbers, or they may have gone from 2 to 3, to 5, to 7 digit numbers over 50+ years. The only way to know is to find someone still alive in that specific city who has a really good memory, find some other documentation where you might be able to figure it out, or ask the Phone Company's historian.
The historian used to be the best option, except that most of the Phone Companies have closed their museums and fired their historians. The guys who run phone companies today (we're almost back to a monopoly) really don't care about the history of the phone business. Before they worked for the phone company they may have run a bakery or steel mill. They don't care about the phone business any more than they care about who picks up the garbage for the company.
Sorry, but it's going to be very difficult to find out when a particular city went to a particular type of dialing... without a time machine.
NOTE: Irwin Schuster from Tampa says that if you know the city and state that the phone number was located, and you have access to local newspaper files (and lots of spare time), the ads should tell you what year that item was made within a very small range.

Dec 11th, 2011 at 10:29:16 AM PST by

amazing.

Dec 11th, 2011 at 11:44:17 AM PST by

Uhhmmm,
yes you are! Oh, wait ... you meant the card ... darn. My Bad!
cheers

Dec 11th, 2011 at 4:24:06 PM PST by

Haha! Thank you. I am a big fan of burlesque - so I was thrilled to see a listing actually show up when I typed that into the search field on here. I look forward to seeing any other vintage items (burlesque or not) that you may list in the future. Cheers back at'cha.

Dec 11th, 2011 at 7:44:33 PM PST by

With great gratitude, I thank you for your kindness and reaffirmation of continuance in preserving knowledge, one little piece at a time.
Cheers

Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:31:39 AM PST by

WOW!

Dec 14th, 2011 at 12:22:38 AM PST by

Aye,
Aye Captain!

Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:23:59 AM PST by

It was in a 50 foot row of consignment auction stuff. In a box full of car parts, tools, and a cigar box that contained several old photos and Sally.
cheers

Dec 12th, 2011 at 10:37:57 AM PST by

I appreciate with great gratitude your spiking my points. Have a Kiss, SMOOOOCH!
Shucks, woman ... the other day I saw a signed Poster from Fifi Fatale ... went for $7.00 ... I will keep an eye out for things that might tickle your fancy.
Hmm, if I find the Ostrich Feathered fan of Sally, you gonna show me the application of such?
l8tr g8tr
...LOL!

Dec 13th, 2011 at 4:38:21 PM PST by

I'll probably save my bidding for Thur, but I will be back for sure!
Out of curiosity, how did this card come to be in your possession? I just think it is nice to hear how/where people find treasures like this. Thanks.

Dec 11th, 2011 at 7:52:30 PM PST by

Thur? I know a dude from history called Thor ... so who is the gay named one?
Mich nix verstehen English... no comprende, sil vous plait!

Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:28:30 AM PST by

this is awesome!!! i love old pin ups/burlesque stuff!!

Dec 15th, 2011 at 4:27:13 PM PST by

Lol-I'll take fans however I can get them.
Thanks for looking at my auctions. I have more interesting stuff but nor sure if I should get points or wait to get $ from ETSY. Was gonna sell her but put her on my business card so now she's my mascot.
xoxo-Bern

Dec 15th, 2011 at 9:46:10 AM PST by

Pretty cool.. keeping an eye on.

Dec 14th, 2011 at 10:19:24 PM PST by

LOVE, love, love that Avatar. And the stuff you have is quite intriguing.
Cheers
I had to fan your derrier can't help the ballerina phantasies thing....
Ho Ho Ho
Guess who
Klaus

Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:01:55 AM PST by

WOW! Well, I just bumped the credits up quite a bit. I see who my competition is. lol.
Please drop me a line if you ever list any more of those Sally treasures. Thanks.

Dec 13th, 2011 at 1:41:11 PM PST by

That red frilly thing with the hand on the rear end is just about bringing me down to my knees! Have mercy woman!

Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:25:55 AM PST by

Did not mean to imply that the card was from then. I meant to emphasize the hay days of Sally Rand. When did 7 digit phone numbers get introduced?
thanks

Dec 9th, 2011 at 10:01:20 PM PST by

Oh, fanned & watching!

Dec 11th, 2011 at 11:48:33 AM PST by

My Lord Woman! You're causing severe twitching symptoms in all extremities just looking at your profile ...
fanned you back... I know it is going to cause me spontaneous involuntary convulsions ... I'm so glad I didn't have my glasses on looking at them corset's of yours....
cheers

Dec 11th, 2011 at 12:53:54 PM PST by

This is about all I'm going to do for clarification.
She was a hot woman for the times... regardless 1935 or 1945.
She is going to the high bidder, you have doubts about this one ... then don't bid!
Nobody is forcing you to do so. Make up your own mind.
Cheers

Dec 11th, 2011 at 10:34:55 AM PST by

Alright, since I can't change the current description. The autograph is not fake, or a print. The pen strokes go outside her figure and you can see the finish of the stroke in the brown area of the picture. The picture / card, whatever you want to call it, is in a protected plastic photo album page, that obviously has been cut out of the album just for that card as it is only half of a full page. THE DATING of the card is the issue here. I thought it was from the thirties, but the 7 digit numbering as mentioned above MIGHT have been used up until 1947 when the 10 digit numbering was introduced.
Whoever the lucky winner is, you are getting a genuine article. The time of signature is undetermined at this time.

Dec 11th, 2011 at 10:28:19 AM PST by

i still want this,even if its fake.

Dec 10th, 2011 at 10:21:10 AM PST by

but of course!

Dec 11th, 2011 at 12:55:47 PM PST by

SALLY RAND Fan Dancer of the 20s and 30s Original Hand Signed Photo. is in the Antiques category