
Exceptional and historically important Edwardian vanity set personally inscribed by William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody to his wife, Louisa Maud Cody, dated Christmas 1906. This complete ladies’ vanity or dressing set is manufactured in high-quality patented celluloid, marketed under the trade name Ivortune, and housed in its original fitted case lined in peach silk. The set includes a hand mirror, hair brush, clothes brush, manicure implements, and hair receiver, all retaining their original matching ivory-colored celluloid handles with gold script personalization “Louisa Cody.” The interior lid of the case bears a gilt inscription reading: “1906 Merry Christmas To Louisa Cody From ‘Wm’ F. Cody” “Wm F. Cody” is the period-correct abbreviated signature of William F. Cody (1846–1917), universally known as Buffalo Bill, one of the most iconic figures in American history. Louisa Cody



