Metal alloy key engraved on both sides, Presented to Buffalo Bill Cody 1887/ From The City of Manchester England. Housed in a fitted velvet-lined case. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show made its first overseas trip to England in 1887, where the show set up in London and served as the unofficial American delegation to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee that summer. The queen attended two shows and the American press reported that she stood and bowed when Cody rode up to the royal box and presented the American flag -- supposedly the first time a British monarch so honored the Stars and Stripes. The show was a sensation, covered daily in the British press, and it was clear that public demand was not sated after nearly six months in London. Since they had already gone through the trouble of bringing the hundreds of performers and staff -- as well as dozens of horse and buffalo -- across the Atlantic, Cody and his general manager decided they might as well stay the winter. They arranged for construction of a 10,000 seat arena in the Salford neighborhood of Manchester, and performed in Birmingham for most of November while it was under construction. The Manchester arena opened on December 14 with a performance attended by the Mayor of Manchester and hundreds of other dignitaries and special guests. Press reports describe a special presentation in Cody's honor, which likely included the presentation of the key offered here. The show played the Manchester arena nearly daily until the spring of 1888 and the tent and tepee camp beside it became an integral part of the city, the influence of which is evidenced by surviving street names such as Buffalo Court, Cody Court, and Dakota Avenue. When the show finally packed up on May 1st, a Manchester reporter summed up Cody's visit by referencing Julius Caesar "Buffalo Bill has come, we have seen, and he has conquered."
Metal alloy key engraved on both sides, Presented to Buffalo Bill Cody 1887/ From The City of Manchester England. Housed in a fitted velvet-lined case. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show made its first overseas trip to England in 1887, where the show set up in London and served as the unofficial American delegation to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee that summer. The queen attended two shows and the American press reported that she stood and bowed when Cody rode up to the royal box and presented the American flag -- supposedly the first time a British monarch so honored the Stars and Stripes. The show was a sensation, covered daily in the British press, and it was clear that public demand was not sated after nearly six months in London. Since they had already gone through the trouble of bringing the hundreds of performers and staff -- as well as dozens of horse and buffalo -- across the Atlantic, Cody and his general manager decided they might as well stay the winter. They arranged for construction of a 10,000 seat arena in the Salford neighborhood of Manchester, and performed in Birmingham for most of November while it was under construction. The Manchester arena opened on December 14 with a performance attended by the Mayor of Manchester and hundreds of other dignitaries and special guests. Press reports describe a special presentation in Cody's honor, which likely included the presentation of the key offered here. The show played the Manchester arena nearly daily until the spring of 1888 and the tent and tepee camp beside it became an integral part of the city, the influence of which is evidenced by surviving street names such as Buffalo Court, Cody Court, and Dakota Avenue. When the show finally packed up on May 1st, a Manchester reporter summed up Cody's visit by referencing Julius Caesar "Buffalo Bill has come, we have seen, and he has conquered."
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