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Lot 440

[KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald (1917?1963)]. Kennedy 60 PT?109 t...

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[KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald (1917?1963)]. Kennedy 60 PT?109 tie clasp. 1960. Gold tone tie clasp in the shape of President Kennedy?s famed torpedo patrol boat, PT-109. Length 2?. Rubbing. Senator Kennedy was in the habit of gifting clasps such as these to supporters and, following his election to the presidency, would continue the tradition by giving similar clasps to visitors to the Oval Office.