Lot 175
An autographed menu for a Lord Mayor of London dinner to meet the Arsenal Football Club at The Mansi...
An autographed menu for a Lord Mayor of London dinner to meet the Arsenal Football Club at The Mansion House 25th October 1947, the inside front cover signed by approx. 40 members of the Arsenal party Sir Bracewell Smith, Bt (1884-1966) the Lord Mayor of London at the time of this dinner became chairman of Arsenal FC in 1949 and held the post until 1962. he has signed the cover of this menu. Bracewell Smith made his fortune in property and built the Park Lane Hotel in 1920 as well as having stakes in the Carlton Hotel and the Ritz in Paris.