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According to the vendor, the cane was then given to his father by Turpin when they were in a hospital in Vancouver. Turpin stated that the cane was originally owned by Chaplin and then given to him.
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Charlie Chaplin
A bamboo cane -- 29in. (73.8cm.) long, initialled in blue ink CC in an unidentified hand -- the cane is purported to have been given by Charlie Chaplin to Ben Turpin, a silent film comedian, circa 1940; accompanied by a letter from the vendor (2)
A bamboo cane -- 29in. (73.8cm.) long, initialled in blue ink CC in an unidentified hand -- the cane is purported to have been given by Charlie Chaplin to Ben Turpin, a silent film comedian, circa 1940; accompanied by a letter from the vendor (2)
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