Wristwatch, Lindbergh, King Collection

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A wristwatch with a fabric band with multiple adjustment points. The face of the watch is silver colored metal with no numbers and two hands, hour and minute and a small second hand at the bottom. The words "Lucky Lindbergh Coin" are stamped onto the face of the watch along with an image of the Spirit of St. Louis and a shield, four leaf clover and horseshoe.

On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.