Live Auction 14987The Metropolitan Opera Guild Collection
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JOHNSON, Edward (1878-1959) – A GOLD FOUNTAIN PEN
Of high polished gold to the 14K gold tip, made in the U.S.A. Measuring 5¼ inches (13.33 cm), circa early 20th century

Edward Johnson.

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After a distinguished career as an operatic tenor (including five seasons as lead tenor at Milan's La Scala, and thirteen seasons with the Met from 1922), Edward Johnson retired on 20 March 1935: within two months he had been appointed General Manager of the Met, after the death of Herbert Witherspoon.