English Mathematician and Natural Philosopher. Newton revolutionized man's view of the universe with his Principle of Gravitation and his Laws of Motion. Newton held the Lucasian Chair for Mathematics at Cambridge, but left it to become Master of the Mint where he supervised the recoinage, hounded out counterfeiters, and seemed to delight in their punishment. Document signed, partially in Latin (the first four lines), accomplished in manuscript on vellum. One page, narrow oblong folio, dated February 13, 1696/7, in the 9th year of the reign of William III. The document, a memorandum, states that three men have paid various sums [presumably bail]: John Gall, of the parish of St. Anne, Westminster, a shoemaker, has paid the sum of 150 pounds, Charles Burton, of the parish of St. Martin in the Field, a grocer, has paid the sum of 100 pounds, and Robert Bass, of the same parish, a groceer, has paid the sum of 50 pounds. Then the document states: ""...Upon Condicion that the above bounden John Gall doe personally appeare at the next genl Gaol [Jail] Delivery for the said county at Justice hall in the old Bayly there to answer what shall be objected ag him upon suspicion of shipping and counterfeiting the Currant Coyn of this Kingdom and not the Depart the Court without Lycence..."" Signed, ""Is. Newton"". Documents signed by Newton are rare and desirable. Signature and document are in excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 13253
""A Passion for DNA"" signed book. London: Oxford University Press, 2000. Soft cover, 6"" x 9"", 250 pages. Signed in black ink on the title page ""James D. Watson."" In excellent condition, with a hint of subtle wear to covers.
Inventory Number: 12930
Thomas Edison document signed one page, 8" x 13", January 1, 1895. An extract from the annual report of the Edison Electric Light Company of Europe, reporting the value of capital stock at two million dollars and outstanding debts totaling less than $22,000. In 1878, Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Company (later known as General Electric or GE) in New York City with several financiers, including J. P. Morgan and the members of the Vanderbilt family. Edison made the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb on December 31, 1879, in Menlo Park. It was during this time that he said, "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles." Just a year after this letter was written, General Electric became one of the original 12 companies listed on the newly-formed Dow Jones Industrial Average and still remains after 111 years.
Backed by financiers, including J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilt family, Edison established the Edison Electric Light Company to own and license his patents in the electric light field. After more than a year of experiments, Edison finally developed a carbon filament that would burn in a vacuum in a glass bulb for forty hours [See lot 346 for this patent]. They demonstrated the light bulb to their backers, and by the end of the month were exhibiting the invention to the public.
Edison then concentrated on developing a complete system of electric generation and distribution that would turn his light bulb into a commercially efficient and economical business. The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York was incorporated on December 17, 1880, to develop and install a central generating station. Edison's system would consist of the large central power plant with its generators (called dynamos); voltage regulating devices; copper wires connecting the plant to other buildings; the wiring, switches, and fixtures in the interiors of those buildings; and the light bulbs themselves. The method of supplying electricity from a central station to illuminate buildings in a surrounding district had already been demonstrated by Edison, and self-contained plants were in place in some of Edison's buildings and in a few private residences in New York, like that of J. P. Morgan
At the Pearl Street station in lower Manhattan, Edison's team installed the largest dynamos ever built. Each "Jumbo" dynamo (named after a popular circus elephant) weighed about 27 tons and had an output of 100 kilowatts — enough to power more than 1,100 lights. Each of the six dynamos was driven by a steam engine, which received steam from boilers located in another part of the plant. With the opening of Pearl Street, it was now possible for homes and businesses to purchase electric light at a price that could compete with gas. By 1883, Edison Electric boasted 513 customers. Pearl Street became the model that led the way for electrification in cities and towns across the United States. The plant remained in operation until 1895.
Documents signed by Edison relating to his Electric light company are very sought after by colectors.Signed “Thos. A. Edison,” In very good condition, with mild toning and wrinkling, pinholes, and complete separations at folds (repaired from the reverse with archival tape; not affecting signature).
Inventory Number: 12929
British scientist who laid the foundation of modern evolution theory. In ""Origin of Species."" Darwin introduced the concept that all related organisms are descended from common ancestors. In his book ""Descent of Man"" Darwin proposed that Man evolved from an anthropoid animal. Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed relating to his research for his theory of ""Origin of Species"" and also his theory on ""Descent of Man."" Origin of Species describes evolution and natural selection and gives a theoretical explanation for the diversity among living and fossil beings. He postulated the notion that humans were descended from ape-like creatures, and provided ample examples with the study of skeletons and skulls of various of humans, animals and fossils. Great scientific content Autograph Letter Signed, 1 page, 4.75"" x 7.5"", no date [paper watermarked 1860]. This may be a complete letter that Darwin puts with a package or maybe the final page of a letter to an unknown gentleman. This letter refers to his research on the half lop rabbit, that helped him develop his theory of ""Origin of Species"" but also directly influenced his theory on Descent of Man, where darwin compares the skull formation of the rabbit to man's skull. Darwin used an illustration of the half-lop rabbit skull in his own book to show how the skull of a domestic rabbit has evolved due to his different environment as opposed to a wild rabbit. Later Darwin also uses the Half-Lop Rabbit skull to explain how the human skull had developed over time. The letter also specificly mentions Skulls and Skeleton research he has not gotten to yet. Darwin writes in his hand, in part: ""Send them to me at enclosed address, as I rather want to see two of them."" Darwin adds a postscript: ""I am getting together a few points to investigate. I think the Half-Lop, had better be Killed (not kicked in Head) if you get me."" On a back panel Darwin adds, ""I have not yet opened the box with the Skulls, for I have not yet come to Skeleton."" Signed ""C. Darwin,"" Darwin used the Half-Lop rabbit, mentioned in our letter, extensively in his research as early as 1854, five years before printing his revolutionary work ""Origin of Species."" In fact, Darwin underscored a passage about the Half-Lop in a book that can now be found in the Darwin Library-CUL and is annotated in Darwin's hand. Darwin later reproduced the illustration of the half-lop rabbit skull (Delamer 1854, opposite p. 135) in his own book Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication 1: 108. 1735.f8. He used this reproduction to show how the skull of a domestic rabbit has evolved due to his different environment as opposed to a wild rabbit. [See our illustration of Darwin's book pages] Darwin then uses again this research on the Half-Lop Rabbit skull to explain how the human skull had developed over time. In Descent of Man, Darwin writes: "" the brains of domestic rabbits are considerably reduced in bulk, in comparison
Inventory Number: 12299
1909 Nobel laureate, known for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the "radio". Signed Photo, 6.5"x 9", Sepia Toned, bust length. A very official shot of Marconi, dressed in formal suit with white bow tie and several elaborate Grand Cross medals on his jacket. Marconi was decorated by the Tsar of Russia with the Order of St. Anne, the King of Italy created him Commander of the Order of St. Maurice and he also received an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in England. Boldly signed at bottom, "Guglielmo Marconi, 1933" Minor small stains at bottom left, not affecting signature. An impressive image, in excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 11927
U.S. Physicist, director of the laboratory at Los Alamos that developed the atomic bomb. Vintage ink signature on an off-white 4.5 x 6" card featuring his portrait on the front. Signed "R. Oppenheimer" A biographical news clipping is affixed to the inside of the card. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In very good condition, with light toning and scattered areas of discoloration.
Inventory Number: 11757
U.S. Physicist, director of the laboratory at Los Alamos that developed the atomic bomb. Vintage ink signature on an off-white 4.5 x 6" card featuring his portrait on the front. Signed "R. Oppenheimer" A biographical news clipping is affixed to the inside of the card. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In very good condition, with light toning and scattered areas of discoloration.
Inventory Number: 11757
Inventor of the lamp and many other scientific inventions including the battery. Edison Handwritten Pencil Drawing for a New Invention: A Device that incorporates 3 of his most important inventions, The lamp, the battery and his discovery of " The Edison effect" [The Edison effect, is the appearance of an electric current flowing between a heated cathode and an anode in an evacuated tube.]
It all started during the invention of the incandescent light bulb by Edison. The first lamps were very short lived and were prone to darken. Edison found that this darkening was the deposition of carbon onto the glass, this is termed the Edison effect. In 1883, while studying the cause and attempting to find a cure for the darkening of his lamps as, Edison sealed a metal plate between the filament wires in one of his bulbs. He discovered that current would flow if the plate was connected to the positive side of the filament battery, but not when the negative side was connected. He solved his lamp problem but Edison failed to see the huge potential of this discovery at the time. Edison did not develop this particular finding any further, but John Ambrose Fleming, discovered that the Edison Effect could also be used to detect radio waves and to convert them to electricity. He was inspired by his work with Edison’s lamps and decided to try inserting one of the lamps in an oscillatory circuit containing a galvanometer. It worked. The Lamp vacuum tube was an immediate success; This was the start of the of a new revolution in science.
Edison had invented the lamp, he had invented the concept of vacuum in the lamp tube and also had solved the Edison effect, yet it was Fleming who patented the vacuum tub lamp. Edison here goes back to the drawing board and hand draws his invention of the lamp, he also draws his other invention, the battery to generate current for his device and uses the Edison effect to create a a new type of device combining his 3 inventions:
On the top of the page Edison writes: "Working Drawing - 2 Lamp Tubes" and dates it " June 6, [19]27."
Edison draws in the center 2 Lamps, these are his typical vacuum tube lamps. Edison then draws a filament that he energizes with batteries (another one of his inventions) and then he draws a Cathode and an Anode. He has written that they are " 90 to 100 cells". [Normally we need a large potential difference between Anode and Cathode of a tube for electrons to travel from one to the other and make the circuit. Filaments of a tube have to be heated to excite electrons, so that is why Edison added in his drawing a battery attached to each filament.]
Then Edison added a drawing of a transformer circuit [Transformers are used as coupling devices to pass AC signals and block DC signal.] The device Edison drew on the right hand side, which looks like a trapezoid is a meter, to measure the strength of the signal after amplification. Edison writes in his hand "2 cells". [The reason he writes 2 cells is probably because of the standard amount of voltage needed to bias the standard "Bell Mike"]
A fascinating scientific drawing entirely in Edison's hand that has 3 of his main inventions, His vacuum tube lamp, his battery and the Edison effect. We have seen a printed page of Edisons lamp designs signed by him sell for over $50,000. This page is entirely in Edison's hand and all the drawing are in his hand. This is scarcer, as he did not do any of his own patent drawings, he had them done by professional illustrators as most inventors did. But here he himself is drawing on a piece of paper his most important inventions to create a new one. Outstanding and very scarce.
Inventory Number: 11611
French microbiologist and chemist who demonstrated the germ theory of disease and developed techniques of inoculation, most notably the first vaccine against cholera and also rabies. Handwritten Autographed Letter Signed, signed with initials "L.P", dated May 9, 1880, 1 page, 5x8", Pasteur writes a letter about corrections to his medical manuscript on his first vaccine. Pasteur writes in his hand: "I apologize to Mr. Baillaul for having added a rather long note which was not in the manuscript. But I had communicated the facts and told him in person...in fact there should be no more than four pages. I believe that the word 'intercolic' in the middle of the second page of the essay will be after the...at the bottom of the page, otherwise I would have pointed out a correction." This letter refers to the only publication Pasteur did that year, 'Extension of the germ theory', which was read by Pasteur before the French Academy des Sciences in May 1880, the month of our letter, and it was published in 'Comptes rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, vol.86'. This publication resulted in the same year with a successful vaccine to fight cholera. This is Pasteur's first successful vaccine and a revolutionary moment in science and medicine. It will be be followed by other vaccines against anthrax and rabies. His vaccines saved millions of lives and it is estimated that he extended human life Boldly written in ink. A previous owner has added the words "Pasteur Chimiste" in blue pencil at the bottom of the page. In excellent condition. Since the mid 19th century, life expectancy has doubled; this incredible increase in the human life span is fundamentally based on Pasteur's discoveries and promotions of vaccine and the science of microbiology.
Inventory Number: 11475
Scientist and Inventor of the Radio. In 1915, using de Forest's prototype model, a signal was transmitted from Virginia to Paris. This is the beginning of radio. Vintage Signed Photo, matte-finish 3.75 x 4.5" photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Vaseo Nunis from Lee deForest.". In excellent condition, with a bit of light adhesion trouble, mostly to inscription.
Inventory Number: 11387
1961 Nobel Laureate in Physics for his researches on the resonance absorption of radiation from nuclear transitions and his discovery of the Moessbauer effect, which bears his name. This property was used in the 1960 classic general relativity experiment that proved Einstein's theory. Typed Letter Signed, 1 page, in German, dated December 17, 1968, on Technical University in Munich letterhead. Moessbauer writes: "Attached you will find an offprint describing the fundamental beliefs based on our reform in Munich." Signed "Rudolf Moessbauer". In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 11284
German Physicist. Developed his famous theory of quantum mechanics and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for 1932. He lead the German effort to make an atom bomb. After the war, he claimed he purposely did not want to create the A-bomb on moral grounds, this has been disputed. Still one of the foremost nuclear physicist of the century. Typed Letter Signed, 1 page, dated January 3, 1950. Heisenberg writes: "..I am going to have so many obligations within the upcoming future because of the research council that I did not know if I could accept your invitation. Well, I do believe now that I could come to Istanbul perhaps just before Easter holidays end March - beginning April. Certainly provided that I get permission from the Allied authorities to travel abroad. I would then travel with the airplane from Frankfurt am Main and flight must go over Italy since I do not think getting permission to fly over Russian assigned territories. Therefore, I will apply for visa permit for an airplane route over Italy..." Signed "W. Heisenberg". since he needs permission to travel from the Allied Forces which are still occupying parts of Germany, Heisenberg writes this letter after World War II. It is interesting that he assumes that they will never allow him to fly over Russian assigned territory as Russia had just developed the atomic bomb a few months before our letter and thus changed the balance of power in the world. But Heisenberg was still considered such an important nuclear scientist that they would not even let him fly over Easter Europe. Comes with a letter from the brother of the recipient, who requested and received this Heisenberg letter upon the recipient's death. In excellent condition.
Price: $1300-1500
Inventory Number: 11277
Glenn Seaborg Nobel Prize scientist who discovered plutonium. Section head in the Manhattan Project. In Los Alamos Seaborg discovered isotope plutonium-239 and showed that it was fissionable with slow neutrons and hence plutonium-239 became the explosive material in the atomic bomb. This led to the plutonium part of the Manhattan Project. However in June, 1945, he signed the Franck Report, opposing the use of the bomb against a large city before the demonstration of its destructive power to the enemy. But President Truman ignored its suggestions and ordered the Bombing of Hiroshima. Seaborg later also discovered radioisotopes used to treat millions of cancer patients. Scientific Autograph Manuscript, 3 pages, in pencil on lined paper. Unsigned but entirely in his hand and with Seaborg's personal stamp at the top and the original envelope.
The manuscript is a review of a piece of scientific scholarly writing monograph. Seaborg writes: "..a part of a series on Analytical Chemistry of the Elements prepared by the Vernadski Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry...it deals with the transplutonium elements with atomic numbers 95 to 104, inclusive and covers the literature through 1969…The title is misleading in that the monograph covers much more than analytical chemistry, to the pleasant surprise of the reviewer. The first chapter includes a brief account of the discovery of these elements … Included is a discussion of the radioactive proportions …of the most important (about 25 isotopes) of the methods of production… Included also is a discussion of the solid compounds and their methods of formation… Chapter III is devoted to the methods of analytical determination-radiometric chemical separation by ion exchange and solvent extractions… reactions with organic reagents… This monograph…would be a worthwhile addition to the library of…inorganic chemists." Unsigned. In excellent condition.
Price: $900-1500
Inventory Number: 11221
Russian physicist Lev Landau part of the team that created the atom bomb in the USSR. Document signed by Landau and other Soviet Scientists. War dated document order No. 42 with their names and the dates when they were supposed to be on duty at the Institute for Physical Problems of Academy of Science of the USSR. Dated July 7, 1942 1 page, 7 x12", in the city of Kazan where the whole Soviet Academy of Science was evacuated. Signed by Lev Landau. On 19 August 1949 the Soviet Union had the A-bomb and carried out its first experimental nuclear explosion. Besides L. Landau there are other scientists who signed the document: Peshkov, Pisarzhevsky, Okolesnov, Lifshitz, Philimonov, Boev, Efrus, Mrysha, Pavlov, Perevoschikov. Light general toning; four file holes at left margin; otherwise good condition.
Inventory Number: 11216
Scientist and Inventor of the Radio. In 1915, using de Forest's prototype model, a signal was transmitted from Virginia to Paris. This is the beginning of radio. Typed Letter Signed on Personal Letterhead, 1 page, dated June 7, 1938 to Dr. Moses Eisenberg. De Forest writes in part "..we are unable to find any definitive data regarding the actual ohmic resistance of such live structures; the resistance of the dried bones and in cadavers is much too high to be of any value for your purpose. We can only say that the direct current resistance of the structures in which you are interested are probably of the order of 50 ohms or less. The high frequency resistance is of course a different quantity and probably somewhat higher..." Signed in blue "Lee de Forest". In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 11208
Father of the H-Bomb and member of the Manhattan Project that developed the first Atomic Bomb under Oppenheimer. Great content souvenir typed transcript relating to the event that he participated in and that started the making of the first Atomic Bomb, 1 page, 7 x 11",no date. Entitled "Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt Stating 'Nuclear Explosives Can Be Made' ". In part: " ..I got him to Einstein. He invited us to a cup of tea, and Szilard took a letter out of hi pocket, and Einstein read it carefully and signed it. And made one remark. 'This is the first time...we would get energy directly from the atomic nuclear rather than from the sun which got it from the atomic nucleus'...Szilard gave the letter to an acquaintance of his who knew President Roosevelt. The letter was signed a little more than four weeks before Hitler invaded Poland...The letter said ' The science is there. Nuclear explosives can be made, and the Germans were the first to know about it. They discovered it.' I cannot think of a time where such a letter could have made more of an impact on Roosevelt than the time when he actually got it. He immediately issued the order and we got going". Signed in boldly black ink "Edward Teller". Large Signature. Outstanding content .
An unmailed draft of Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt, telling him that “recent advances in theoretical physics” had suggested ways to harness the power of the atom to build powerful bombs, sold for over $2 million (£1.4 million) in 2002.
Inventory Number: 10569
Prolific American inventor responsible for the invention of the light bulb and phonograph. Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed about a Amberola I cylinder phonograph , 1 page, in pencil, 5" x 7". Edison writes, "Starret, will loan you the Amberola cabinet but foreman wants to give you his machine & take the machine out of Amberola as motor of his machine is already noisy if I understood it right. Edison." 4 punch holes two affecting a few letters. Evenly toned from previous framing, otherwise in very good condition. The Phonograph was developed as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone.
The Amberola I phonograph was introduced in 1909, a floor-model luxury phonograph machine with high-quality performance and a luxury cabinet with drawers below it. In 1909, a series of Grand Opera Amberola, a continuation of the two-minute Grand Opera Cylinders was put on the market to attract the higher-class clientele. The finer sound of their cylinder was partly due to the fact that a cylinder had constant surface speed from beginning to end in contrast to the inner groove distortion that occurred on discs when the surface speed slowed down. Still they lost the battle to the disc within a few years.
Inventory Number: 10117
Father of the wireless telegraph which evolved into the radio. In 1909, he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics. original newspaper Feb. 25, 1909 from New Brunswick (SAINT JOHN GLOBE). Includes article titled "MARCONI'S LATEST WORK" Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless telegraphy, who will see what can be done with his wonderful invention in aiding the direction and management of airships. the experiment has been tried recently with partial success, and Mr. Marconi hopes to satisfactorily solve the problem- also has a picture of G.Marconi size 4"x3". In nice condition with minor edge flaws.
Inventory Number: 9980
COMPLETE ORIGINAL newspaper , the Kansas City Journal (MO) dated Aug 3, 1881. Inside page, 1/2 column report headlined: "The Phonograph." Tells of its invention, its future and about Edison, its inventor. In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 9858
English surgeon and medical scientist greatly influenced by Pasteur, leading to his founding of antiseptic surgery. Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed on mourning stationery, 1p. octavo., 4 x 6", "Portland Place", dated Dec. 19, 1901 to a fellow physician "My dear Dean... I propose to go to Sudbury on Saturday morning by the train that reaches that place at 10..". Signed "Lister", with holograph transmittal envelope. In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 9807
French scientist; awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Pierre and Marie Curie for their discovery of radioactivity. Handwritten Scientific Manuscript (Unsigned). These scientific notes incorporate numerous formulas. 1 pages. Oblong large octavo. Becquerel writes research notes on molecular X- rays, electrolysis, ions, etc., which is part of Becquerel's own work related to radioactivity. Becquerel writes in his hand scientific notes about ions, electrolysis, atoms, molecules, positive charges of the ions and how they react, he writes several long formulas, including:
"...e/e=1, n=r x10 to the power of 19, and then explains how e/u = 10 to the power of 7, 2 x 1000... of the electrolysis v( S 10 to the power of 4 ), 1/2000 of the atom dissolving middle body ..."
Outstanding scientific content. Manuscripts by Becquerel discussing his work on radioactivity are of great rarity. 2 similar pieces have sold at auction for $7500 each. In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 9656
Interesting Typed Letter Signed, G V Zeppelin, one page, quarto, Friedrichshafen, 3rd September 1910, to Honoured Sea Captain Marwede of the Nautical Department of the Government Naval Office, in German. Zeppelin states that the 'close relationship between the navigation of the sea and the air' has always caused him to seek advice and additional support from the navy. He adds that he would like to gain the services of a senior and widely traveled naval officer, although comments that there is no situation available within his business. Zeppelin explains 'The greater part of a year is required for the design and construction of an airship, whereas the flight testing, which must as a high priority also be carried out by the construction engineer before the machine goes to the customer, is carried out in a few days or weeks.' and in concluding remarks 'It is possible that with the further evolution of airship construction - and especially if the Navy begins to order ships- that an alteration would come in and it would give me great pleasure if we could then perhaps work in closer association.' With blank integral leaf. In very fine condition - a particularly clean and crisp letter; ideal for display. Autographs of Zeppelin are rare and letters, such as this, discussing airships are very desirable.
Inventory Number: 9646
Prolific American inventor responsible for the invention of the light bulb. Wonderful Inscribed Signed Photo, sepia tones, b/w, 7 x 10". Edison head and shoulder shot , a very distinguished image. Photographed by Walter Scott Shinn, N.Y. Edison signed boldly in black ink on lower white margin: "To L.S. Hungerford, Thos A. Edison." In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 9519
Irish Geographer. He published "Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America" , " Bibliotheca Americana Septentrionalis and "Bibliotheca Americana" . Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed on on Development of Boilers and Engines for Early Steam Boats, 1 page, 8 x 10", dated April 15, 1823, Paris. Notes on the explosion of boilers on steam boats, in particular on those low pressure engines which sail on the waters of Ohio and Mississippi. Warden writes in his hand "...The explosion of the boilers in the cases mentioned were with low pressure engines acting with a force of but 4 pounds on every square inch. The high pressure engine of Evans exerts a force of 145 pounds on the square inch. It was in use in Philadelphia before the patent was given to Mr. Gravetich for a similar one whose pressure did not exceed 60 pounds..Evans boiler is rod iron and cylindrical, 30 inches diameter.." He then mentions steam boats with 60 to 75 horsepower. Signed "D.B. Warden". In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 9478
His invention of the monolithic integrated circuit - the microchip - laid the conceptual and technical foundation for the entire field of modern microelectronics. Signed personal business card. Signed boldly in black ink: "Jack S. Kilby". In excellent condition.
Inventory Number: 9210
Distinguished Engineer who played a major role in the development of the submarine for practical employment. In 1887, Lake's "Argonaut" became the first successful voyage by submarine into the open sea. Lake also innovated submarine torpedo boats, sunken ship detection devices and many other nautical inventions. Signed check, entirely in his hand, 3x6", dated "Aug. 2, 1930" made out for "Cash" for the amount of "$90.00". Boldly signed: "Simon Lake". Cancellation holes do touch signature. Includes photo; perfect for framing.
Inventory Number: 3383
