Eliot Ness Autograph
Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility. The release of his memoir The Untouchables, months after his death, launched several screen portrayals establishing a posthumous fame for Ness as an incorruptible crime fighter. More about Eliot Ness
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Eliot Ness was born on April 19, 1903, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He was the youngest of five children born to Peter Ness (1850–1931) and Emma King (1863–1937). His parents, both Norwegian immigrants, operated a bakery. Ness attended Christian Fenger High School in Chicago. He was educated at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1925 with a degree in political science and business administration, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He began his career as an investigator for the Retail Credit Company of Atlanta assigned to the Chicago territory, where he conducted background investigations for the purpose of credit information. In 1929, he returned to the university to take a graduate course in criminology taught by August Vollmer, a noted police reformer and chief of the Berkeley Police Department. Vollmer's ideas about professionalizing law enforcement would influence Ness throughout his career.: 29–43, 64–67, 202–204
Ness's brother-in-law, Alexander Jamie, an agent of the Bureau of Investigation (which became the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935), influenced Ness to enter law enforcement. Ness joined the U.S. Treasury Department in 1926, working with the 1,000-strong Bureau of Prohibition in Chicago.: 67–71, 96–105 Read even more about Eliot Ness at Wikipedia
Ness's brother-in-law, Alexander Jamie, an agent of the Bureau of Investigation (which became the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935), influenced Ness to enter law enforcement. Ness joined the U.S. Treasury Department in 1926, working with the 1,000-strong Bureau of Prohibition in Chicago.: 67–71, 96–105 Read even more about Eliot Ness at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Eliot Ness
The most expensive item with a signature of Eliot Ness (Prohibition Agent Eliot Ness Typed Letter Signed) was sold in October 2013 for $2500.00 while the cheapest item (ROBERT STACK - VINTAGE HAND SIGNED AUOTGRAPH PICTURE AS ELIOT NESS/ COA..) found a new owner for $2.25 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2014 with an average selling price of $649.99 for an autographed item of Eliot Ness. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2013 with $2500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.50 was September 2016. In average, an autographed item from Eliot Ness is worth $600.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Eliot Ness were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Autographed Signed Cut Eliot Ness and Edward J Blythin | $77.00 | |
| Eliot Ness - Ink Signature on Visitor's Log - Untouchables Took Down Al Capone | $600.00 | |
| Eliot Ness Signed 1949 Check THE UNTOUCHABLES PSA/DNA AUTO Al Capone Prohibition | $355.00 | |
| Eliot Ness Signed Check THE UNTOUCHABLES! Mafia-Prohibition Enforcer PSA/DNA | $600.00 | |
| ELIOT NESS UNTOUCHABLES AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 1947 AL CAPONE BECKETT SLAB | $1195.00 | |
| Eliot Ness-RARE Signed Bank Check From 1945 | $699.99 | |
| Eliot Ness-RARE Signed Bank Check From 1946 | $599.99 | |
| Eliot Ness-RARE Signed Bank Check From 1949 | $599.99 | |
| Eliot Ness-RARE Signed Bank Check From 1949 | $699.99 | |
| Eliot Ness-RARE Signed Bank Check From 1949 | $699.99 | |
| Eliot Ness-RARE Signed Bank Check From 1949 | $549.99 | |
| LEGENDARY THE UNTOUCHABLES LAWMAN ELIOT NESS RARE HAND SIGNED BANK CHECK | $502.00 | |
| ORIGINAL VINTAGE ELIOT NESS HANDWRITTEN CHECK NO AUTOGRAPH NOT SIGNED | $12.50 | |
| Prohibition Agent Eliot Ness Hand Signed Vintage Bank Check | $799.99 | |
| Prohibition Agent Eliot Ness Typed Letter Signed | $2500.00 | |