- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Distributed by
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Subject of
- Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
- Date
- ca. 1937
- Medium
- ink on wood with dye
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 × 1 × 7 7/8 in. (2.5 × 2.5 × 20 cm)
- Description
- A promotional Cotton Club noisemaker mallet owned by Cab Calloway. The mallet has a spherical head and is a natural wood color. The handle is long, thin and natural wood colored. It has blacked text printed at the center that reads [COTTON CLUB / B'WAY at 48th STREET Circle 7-1000 / BILL ROBINSON & CAB CALLOWAY / AND AN ALL STAR SEPIAN REVUE]. The text is bookended with a bands of a red square pattern.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Topic
- Advertising
- Band (Music)
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




