This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/1/2020
From the KISS Museum Collection Part II, KISS display featuring 9 original vintage matchbooks from the Record Plant recording studio in Los Angeles where the band recorded. Also featuring a picture badge, a "Licensed to Complain" pinback badge and two original vintage matchbooks from the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood. Also features a photo of Peter Criss in the studio. The band also recorded at the Record Plant in NYC (which they considered their home studio). The display is housed in a box with a clear front measuring 12.25 x 1 x 16.25. Good condition. This KISS memorabilia came from KISS collector comes from Todd Dean’s Growing Up in the 70’s Museum in Logan, Ohio. Todd’s museum mostly consisted of his vast Kiss memorabilia collection, considered by many to be the world’s largest fan collection of KISS memorabilia. Among the memorabilia displayed were costumes, and personal artifacts from band members from all eras of the band. Todd was a passionate curator of KISS memorabilia and he obtained many of the items displayed in his museum directly from band members, their family members, including Peter Criss’s wife, Lydia Criss, the band’s original road manager J.R. Smalling, costume designer Maria Contessa, and other individuals who worked directly with the band. Todd owned and operated the museum himself until 2019 when he passed away. Comes with a Gotta Have Rock & Roll™ Certificate of Authenticity.