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Lucille Ball’s Lip Print on birthday note card from Gary Morton

On Lucille Ball’s 69th birthday in 1980, Gary Morton gave her a beautiful piece of jewelry. Inside a small envelope with Lucy on the outside was this notecard which Gary affectionately wrote:

“Lucy – Cause I Love you Happy Birthday Morty”

Lucille adored what Gary gave her not only keeping this card but writing what she got in blue marker “gold diamond and pearl necklace!!” On the front of the envelope, she also wrote the year and kissed it leaving a big lip print. This was something Lucy was known to do if she was really impressed by something, or it had special meaning.

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MAME Ashtray Gift from Lucille Ball

Friends, some press as well as cast and crew of the 1974 motion picture MAME received this off-white porcelain ashtray from its star, Lucille Ball. The circular, gold rimmed ashtray features the film’s title in the center and Lucy’s signature Love Lucy below. This particular piece was never used and still included the original box when it was aquired. Two versions of ashtrays were made, possibly for different years. The other is a square style that has a felt bottom.

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Lucille Ball’s False Teeth Used On The Lucy Show & The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

These false teeth were worn by Lucille Ball on two separate occasions. The first was in an epiosde of The Lucy Show entitled “Lucy and the Soap Opera” from season four where Lucille Carmichael disguises herself as a Japanese gardener (distasteful and offensive stereotype) opposite comedian Jan Murray.

The prosthetic front dentures were made by the Wilkinson Company of Santa Monica, CA who in the 1960’s and 70’s, was a leading dental manufacturer. The date stamped on the box reads October 6, 1965 which corresponds to the timing when rehersals and filming would soon begin for the January 31, 1966 airing of the show.

Lucy retained the teeth and use them again in 1974 during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In a gag to shock and surprise Johnny, Lucy pulls them out of her purse when he wasn’t looking, pushes them on and casually acts like nothing is wrong. Remnants of Poligrip are still present on the teeth from them being used nearly 50 years ago.

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Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz Gifted Watch to Dann Cahn

One of the original creative members of the I Love Lucy team was editor, Dann Cahn. He pioneered the editing of television shows shot with the three-camera system. In 1954 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz gave him this small token of their apprecaiton for all the hard work he had done.

Made by CYMA, this 10 karat gold wristwatch is engraved – “To Danny Love Lucy and Desi.” A letter on Desilu stationary signed by the Arnaz’s accompanies the watch and was kept by Dann for nearly sixty years until his death in 2012.

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Lucille Ball’s Gold Coin Necklace from Here’s Lucy

This 19″ gold coin necklace was worn by Lucille Ball on Here’s Lucy in two separate Season 3 episodes. The first was entitled, “Lucy and Rudy Vallee” that originally aired on November 30, 1970. The second was “Lucy’s Vacation” where Lucille Carter dresses like a hippie, airing on January 4, 1971. The three tiered, charm style, necklace features bronze like Roman coins in various sizes and fish attached to link chains. It ties in the back with gold elastic.

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Gold Serpent Bracelet worn by Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance & Lucie Arnaz

It is amazing to see costumes and props being utilized multiple times. This brass serpent bracelet is one such item that spanned the course of two decades and three different Lucille Ball series. It was first seen on Vivian Vance’s (Ethel Mertz) arm in the I Love Lucy episode “Charm School” from season 3 which aired on January 25, 1954. Then Lucy Carmichael wore it on the first episode of season 2 of The Lucy Show – “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” that aired on September 30, 1963. Several years later it makes a final appearance on Lucie Arnaz’s arm, on the season 2 Here’s Lucy episode “Lucy and the Generation Gap” airing on December 8, 1969.

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Lucille Ball’s Monogramed Clothes Hanger

Out of Lucille Ball’s closet is this ornate, personal clothes hanger. Monogramed with a large ‘L’ the wooden hanger is painted in white and gold – a favorite color scheme of the redhead. We can imagine one of her finest gowns or furs hanging from it in Beverly Hills.

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Gold ‘Love, Lucy’ Wristwatch from Lucille Ball

For Christmas in 1986 Lucille Ball gave these gold wristwatches to close family and friends as well as those who worked on her last series Life With Lucy. The face of the watch features the Al Hirschfeld caricature above her ‘Love Lucy’ signature. Each watch had a black leather band and came in a hard shell case. Time pieces were a favorite gift of Lucille’s and would often be accompanied by messages reading – “I will always have time for you.”

Two styles were made – ones with large faces and etched lines on the edge were considered the men’s, while a slightly smaller face and smooth edge were for the ladies. The leather bands were also different with the men’s having textured leather (as seen in these photos) and the women’s being smooth. Less than 100 of these watches are said to have been made making them a special keepsake among fans.

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Lucille Ball Gifted Solid Perfume Keychain

An interesting gift from the Queen of Comedy was this solid perfume keychain. Measuring roughly four inches long and in the original case, it features a small book-like container holding a square of solid perfume that smells like ‘1970’s musk.’ The entire piece is gold plated with an abalone shell plate engraved with Lucille Ball’s caricature by Al Hirschfeld and Love Lucy below in blue.

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Lucille Ball’s Gold Tone Lighter

Lucille Ball’s gold-toned 1960’s lighter. Lucy and Gary had a few of these lighters around the house, which feature a silver etched design around the outside that reflects the light. The adjuster knob has and inset sapphire stone that contrasts very well against the gold. One of these lighters can be found next to the sunbathing redhead while on vacation in the personal photo.

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Lucille Ball Gifted Gold Signature Keychain

Lucille Ball gave this gold plated keychain to friends and associates some time in late 1960’s to early 70’s. It features her signature Love Lucy embossed on one side and a twist open top. This particular piece also has the original case with instructions. Lucy had a similar keychain made with the word MAME in celebration of the 1974 film.

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