{"product_id":"resin-john-dillinger-death-mask-cast-life-cast-lifemask-death-mask-life-cast-resin","title":"(Resin) John Dillinger Death Mask Cast Life Cast LifeMask Death mask life cast (Resin)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Herbert Dillinger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Great Depression\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Depression\"\u003eGreat Depression\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-era United States. He operated with a group of men known as the \"Dillinger Gang\" or \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Terror Gang\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Terror_Gang\"\u003eThe Terror Gang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations, among other crimes. Dillinger escaped from jail twice. He was also charged with the murder of an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"East Chicago, Indiana\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Chicago,_Indiana\"\u003eEast Chicago, Indiana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e police officer who shot Dillinger in his bullet-resistant vest during a shootout, prompting him to return fire; he was not convicted of this crime. However, it was Dillinger's only homicide charge, despite his infamy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote the bullet exit mark below the right eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Dillinger \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeath mask made from an original mold, and eyebrow hair, is on display at the Crime Museum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Washington, D.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximate measurements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11″ long x 6-1\/2″ wide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLess complete copies of this cast have sold for over $3,000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e__________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHICAGO (STMW) –\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChicago businessman Ed Hirschland coveted the face of a gangster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Thursday, he got it by buying John Dillinger’s “death mask,” the cast of the infamous bank robber’s face. It was made after Dillinger was gunned down in an FBI ambush outside the Biograph Theater in Lincoln Park in 1934.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHirschland bought it for $3,000 — plus $660 in fees — at an auction by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 1338 W. Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’m a Chicago aficionado,” said Hirschland, president of the Landhart Corp. consulting firm. “One of the areas that’s so interesting about Chicago is crime. This is such an incredible crime item.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mask was created by amateur criminologist Kenneth “Doc” Coffman, who got past Cook County morgue guards and poured plaster on Dillinger’s face to make the cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoffman also created masks of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd and Lester J. Gillis, widely known as “Baby Face” Nelson. But Coffman’s wife disliked those masks and destroyed them after his 1983 death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe kept the one of Dillinger, however, figuring it would be worth something someday, said collector Jim Conway. Conway bought the Dillinger mask at an earlier auction in Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDillinger’s mask was among about 65 items related to Chicago history that were on the block Thursday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther items included a first-edition copy of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago that went for $1,800, rare maps of the city before the Great Fire of 1871, and prints and lithographs of Chicago street-corner scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong items that didn’t sell were a clipped signature of Al Capone and his monogrammed scarf, which were expected to fetch between $2,000 and $4,000 each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mask will join other Chicago historical memorabilia that Hirschland owns. But he probably won’t put it on display. “It’s so creepy,” he said. “It’s more likely to stay in the box.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire Chicago Sun-Times 2010.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe offer a copy of this cast in either plaster or resin.  This listing is for the Resin cast.  If you prefer Plaster please search \"Dillinger\" in the search box. (Updated  1\/24)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips in a box 7x7x12\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DeathCasts.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42679838212287,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/6635\/2996\/files\/800px-John_Dillinger_mug_shot_fc303bc8-3bb2-44db-81ab-412a6925f787.jpg?v=1702523934","url":"https:\/\/bigfootcasts.com\/de\/products\/resin-john-dillinger-death-mask-cast-life-cast-lifemask-death-mask-life-cast-resin","provider":"BigfootCasts.com ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}