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A black customized denim jacket and waistcoat, made for and owned by Ringo Starr, c. 1980s.
The jacket features flashing red LED lights that spell out RINGO, labeled "Contact By Miller," size 38. The silk waistcoat features a customized LED button that lights up, labeled "Firefly," size large. Both are powered by concealed battery packs hidden within the garments.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Ringo Starr’s secretary Joan Woodgate, dated July 28, 1988, on Richard Starkey letterhead paper, and a Bonhams lot tag. The items were donated by Ringo to a charity auction in 1988.
PROVENANCE Lot 293, "Rock, Pop, & Film," Bonhams, London, UK, November 29, 2023
The Beatles, Clothing & Jewelry
The jacket features flashing red LED lights that spell out RINGO, labeled "Contact By Miller," size 38. The silk waistcoat features a customized LED button that lights up, labeled "Firefly," size large. Both are powered by concealed battery packs hidden within the garments.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Ringo Starr’s secretary Joan Woodgate, dated July 28, 1988, on Richard Starkey letterhead paper, and a Bonhams lot tag. The items were donated by Ringo to a charity auction in 1988.
PROVENANCE Lot 293, "Rock, Pop, & Film," Bonhams, London, UK, November 29, 2023
The Beatles, Clothing & Jewelry
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Ringo Starr | 1980s Personalized Light-Up Denim Jacket and Waistcoat
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