Vintage 1920s Table Knocker - Cotton Club NYC The Aristocrat of Harlem Lenox Ave

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EXTREMELY RARE Vintage 1920s Table Knocker - The Original Cotton Club NYC - The Aristocrat of Harlem, Lenox Ave & 142nd Street.
EXCELLENT CONDITION. The table knockers were used to rap on the table to show support for the performers.
There are no scratches or marks. Shows no wear.
At the height of the Roaring Twenties, the wealthy and glamorous descended in droves on the northeast corner of 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue to hear the latest compositions, see the newest dances, and revel in the cultural and creative crucible of Harlems most famous nightclub: the Cotton Club. Known as the Aristocrat of Harlem, this cabaret was opened in September 1923 by gangster Owen Owney Madden (1891-1965), while he was in prison for manslaughter, and operated almost continuously until its relocation downtown in February 1936. A cornerstone of both the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance, the Cotton Club was renowned for the caliber of its floor shows, which opened twice a year and featured some of the most important African American performers of the early 20th century. The careers of dancers, singers, and musicians, includingBill Bojangles Robinson(1878-1949),Adelaide Hall(1901-1993),Lena Horne(1917-2010),the Nicholas Brothers(Fayard 1914-2006 and Harold 1921-2000), and the bands of Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and Cab Calloway (1907-1994), were launched at the Cotton Club where regular radio broadcasts by the Columbia Broadcasting System introduced them to the rest of the United States.
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