RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Boasting nearly 1,000 lots in a variety of genres, RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a Science and Technology section that includes a Lunar Module rotational hand controller, letters by Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, rare early computer hardware, and more. Other top lots include Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell's lunar surface-worn backpack strap, a letter by Joseph Stalin with a hammer-and-sickle sketch, a Beatles-signed promo slick for A Hard Day's Night, hand-drawn plans from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin studio, and signed letters by luminaries like Davy Crockett, Paul Gauguin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Richard Wagner, and Claude Monet. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in June 2019.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Asa Gray243 - Asa Gray
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Important American botanist (1810–1888) whose extensive studies of North American flora did more than the work of any other botanist to unify the taxo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph Dalton Hooker244 - Joseph Dalton Hooker
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Important British botanist and explorer (1817–1911) who was Charles Darwin's closest friend; he served as director of the Royal Botanic Gardens,...
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Hydrolab Environmental Data System Sensor245 - Hydrolab Environmental Data System Sensor
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Hydrolab Environmental Data Systems 8100 Series water quality data transmitter, measuring 31? long and 3.75? in diameter, comprising a clear plastic t
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Interpretation System Field Plotter Analog Computer246 - Interpretation System Field Plotter Analog Computer
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An F-9 field plotter by Interpretation Systems Incorporated, 24 x 14 x 4, with on/off switch, probe input, a block of nine dial knobs, a balance gauge
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Rene Laennec247 - Rene Laennec
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French physician (1781–1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. Partly-printed DS, one page, 15
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Antoine Lavoisier248 - Antoine Lavoisier
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Extremely influential French chemist (1743–1794) noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion; he was executed by guillotine during
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse249 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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American artist and inventor (1791–1872) whose development of the telegraph revolutionized worldwide communication. ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Mors...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse250 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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American artist and inventor (1791–1872) whose development of the telegraph revolutionized worldwide communication. Fantastic 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo
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Group of (3) Pastoriza Personal Analog Computers from the 1960s251 - Group of (3) Pastoriza Personal Analog Computers from the 1960s
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Group of three circa 1960s personal analog computers in brown carrying cases, manufactured by Pastoriza Electronics in Boston, with each case containi
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Louis Pasteur252 - Louis Pasteur
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Handwritten manuscript in French by Louis Pasteur, unsigned, one page, 7 x 9, May 24, 1858. Notes on the work of Monsieur Rets entitled ‘Present state
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Erwin Schrodinger253 - Erwin Schrodinger
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Nobel Prize-winning Austrian theoretical physicist (1887–1961) who achieved fame for his contributions to quantum mechanics, known especially for form
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Nikola Tesla254 - Nikola Tesla
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Rare and highly desirable AQS in pencil on the reverse of a 3 x 1.5 calling card belonging to Charles A. Bragg. The quote, in full: "Throughout...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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EAI MiniAC Analog Computer with Repetitive Operation Display Unit and Variplotter255 - EAI MiniAC Analog Computer with Repetitive Operation Display Unit and Variplotter
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EAI MiniAC analog computer with EAI Repetitive Operation Display Unit (RPI 0314) and EAI Variplotter 1110 plotter unit: the MiniAC measures 32.5 x 22
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Simulator 240 Analog Computer with Patchboard256 - Simulator 240 Analog Computer with Patchboard
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240 Simulator analog computer made by Simulators, Inc. of Northbrook, Illinois. The main 240 Simulator unit measures 20 x 26 x 22, and features colorf
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Wild BC-4 Ballistic Camera System257 - Wild BC-4 Ballistic Camera System
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Impressive Wild Heerbrugg BC-4 ballistic camera system, designed for optical tracking of satellites and missiles with photogrammetric geodetic positio
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Wild T4 First Order Theodolite258 - Wild T4 First Order Theodolite
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Remarkable Wild Heerbrugg T4 astronomical theodolite, renowned as one of the largest and most precise instruments ever made for geodetic astronomy and
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Aircraft Flight Controller Data Recorder259 - Aircraft Flight Controller Data Recorder
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Aircraft flight controller data recorder, measuring 6? x 11? x 6?, with a plate on the side reading: "RO-311/AKQ-1, Ser. No. 0007, Pt No Mfr. 9...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early Computer Artifact Collection260 - Early Computer Artifact Collection
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Uncommon collection of early computer parts, including: a group of four 7 x 5.5 circuit boards manufactured by Abacus Incorporated, with three designa
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Autocad Software for Drafting Set of Manuals261 - Autocad Software for Drafting Set of Manuals
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Collection of manuals, reference books, and floppy disks for Autodesk's AutoCAD (Release 12), including: installation and performance guides; fu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bafco Frequency Response Analyzer from Rockwell Downey and Plasma Power Supply Panel262 - Bafco Frequency Response Analyzer from Rockwell Downey and Plasma Power Supply Panel
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Two pieces of hardware: a Bafco Model 916 frequency response analyzer (which the consignor notes was used at the North American Rockwell plant in Down
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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