Group of seven miscellaneous kitchen tools and appliances. Including a Peugeot "ELIS" eletronic salt grinder and electronic pepper grinder, both in the original boxes; one Breville BCS500XL cordless hand-immersion blender; one Russel Hobbs immersion blender; two Laguiole en Aubrac sommelier’s cork screws; and one All-Clad immersion blender, in original box.
Provenance: From the estate of Jerry Hal Saliterman (1947-2025), the career criminal identified by federal authorities as the mastermind behind the Ruby Slippers Heist, the famous prop from The Wizard of Oz.
In August 2005, Terry Jon Martin used a hammer to smash the display case at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN. Saliterman was a second-generation fence who took possession of the slippers immediately after the heist. The slippers would stay hidden with Saliterman for the next 13 years until recovered in a 2018 FBI sting. These items come from a deaccession of evidence pertaining to his criminal case. A fixture of the Minnesota underworld for decades, this collection offers a rare look into the life of the man who successfully eluded the FBI for nearly two decades, managing a sophisticated retail theft ring while keeping one of the world’s most famous treasures tucked away in a grocery bag. These iconic shoes sold for $28 million after being recovered from Saliterman’s possession.
(Shipping dimensions) Height: 9 1/2 in x width: 9 1/2 in x depth: 10 1/2 in.
Condition: Light to minimal use to all, with the exception of the Russell Hobbs and Breville blenders; the Hobbs blender with adhesive accretions throughout the handle. Without a method to charge the blender, the Breville blender has not been tested. Both the Hobbs and All-Clad blender turn on and function, but have not been tested for prolonged use.
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