Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Fur Storage and Repair Invoice, 1955
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: Dated October 3, 1955, this original invoice from Bach-Cohen, Inc., manufacturers of fine furs in New York City, documents the repair, cleaning, maintenance, and storage of four personal fur garments belonging to Marilyn Monroe. Addressed during the earliest operational period of Marilyn Monroe Productions, the invoice provides a detailed inventory of Monroe’s luxury wardrobe items and the care required to preserve them.
Listed on the invoice are:
- One White Ermine Coat, insured for $5,000, which underwent storage, repair of rips and tears, the addition of rhinestone buttons, and full cleaning, glazing, and pressing
- One Ranch Mink Coat, cleaned, glazed, pressed, and placed into storage
- One Cloth Jacket with Sable Collar, cleaned, glazed, and pressed
- One White Fox Muff, cleaned, glazed, and pressed
All items were received by P. Leonardi, an employee of Bach-Cohen, Inc., and the total cost for services, repairs, and storage was $97.50.
Preserved alongside the invoice is Marilyn Monroe Productions bank check number 279, dated October 28, 1955, signed by Milton Greene, documenting payment in full for these services.
Together, these records reflect the ongoing preservation and management of Monroe’s personal wardrobe during a defining period when she had established her independent production company in New York.
These documents provide rare, tangible insight into both the material reality of Monroe’s personal wardrobe and the infrastructure that supported her public image during one of the most transformative years of her career.
Related Collection Artifacts: Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Furs
Marilyn Monroe’s Personal White Fox Fur Muff
Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Mink Fur Collar
Collector’s Note
This invoice offers a rare and revealing look into the preservation of Marilyn Monroe’s most valuable personal garments at a pivotal moment in her life. In 1955, Monroe had relocated to New York and was redefining her career through the formation of Marilyn Monroe Productions, marking a shift toward creative and professional independence.
The document records not only the existence of specific fur pieces from her wardrobe, including a white ermine coat insured for $5,000, but also the deliberate care taken to maintain them. Such garments were essential components of her public image, worn in photographs, public appearances, and private moments alike.
Preserved together with the corresponding Marilyn Monroe Productions payment check, these records reflect the infrastructure surrounding Monroe’s life and career, providing tangible evidence of how her personal and professional worlds were supported, managed, and sustained during one of the most consequential periods of her legacy.
Scott Fortner
Marilyn Monroe Collection
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