National Geographic Lost Treasures

[RJNorton]

A note from Richard Peterson:

"For what it is worth. On Wednesday 8/22 at 10.00 EST on National Geograhic there is a show "Lost Treasurers" One of the subjects concerns a lost spur and does it belong to JWB? Don't know if it is wothwhile to watch, but passing it on."

[LincolnMan]

Boy, wouldn't that be a find-but how to prove it was his!

[Craig Hipkins]

I don't know, were most spurs engraved with the owners initials? Booth seemed to think highly of his boots to have them stamped with his initials. It's possible he could have done the same with his spurs.

Craig

[Laurie Verge]

I can't keep this spur story straight in my head, but isn't there supposed to be three "Booth spurs" out there somewhere? I know that the Naval Academy in Annapolis claims to have one. Rich Smyth is the one to chime in on this one, I think.

[Rsmyth]

A gentleman by the name of Sanford Potts has been studying the spurs and is the expert...but I will tell you what I know. There are too many of them.
Yes, there is one in Naval Academy Museum that claimes to be Booth's spurs but has been debunked by most historians.
Ford's has two. The one that is displayed is the Oldroyd one purchased from a neighbor of Frankie Mudd's when he was visiting. Frankie told Oldroyd about it and he went to the home and purchased it.
Samuel A. Cummins found one at the Garrett farm but it has prooven to be post war.
Then there is the one found on stage and another called the "Conger"spur. All claim to be Booth's spur. There are probably more but this gives you an idea of the issue.

[LincolnMan]

The spur was anything close to being the "Booth spur." Probably worth about fifty bucks or so regardless.