Science and Technology

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RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera. The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space scientist who experimented with the V-2, conducted important research on cosmic dust, and had an experiment deployed on the moon during Apollo 17. Other highlights include an original Apple-1 Computer, a WWII-era Engima Machine, and autographs of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. A special section of toy robots from the collection of camera artist Andres Serrano is also featured.
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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Vintage Lot of (4) Zeroid Robots by Ideal from the collection of Andres Serrano251 - Vintage Lot of (4) Zeroid Robots by Ideal from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Lot of four vintage circa 1960s‚Äì70s Zeroid robots, made in Hong Kong by Ideal, ranging in height from 5Àù to 7À...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vintage Lot of (8) Tin Litho Wind-up Toy Robots from the collection of Andres Serrano252 - Vintage Lot of (8) Tin Litho Wind-up Toy Robots from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Nice group of eight vintage circa 1960s–2000s tin lithograph wind-up toy robots, ranging in height from 4.5˝ to 8.5...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vintage Lunar Space Man Robot by Brohm from the collection of Andres Serrano253 - Vintage Lunar Space Man Robot by Brohm from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Interesting vintage circa 1970s battery-operated "Lunar Spaceman" or "Mond Roboter" walking robot, based on the Horikawa Attacki...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Vintage Radirobo Robot by Yonezawa from the collection of Andres Serrano254 - Vintage Radirobo Robot by Yonezawa from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Vintage circa 1970s remote control "Radirobo" toy robot, made in Japan by Yonezawa, standing at 7.5Àù tall. Includes its origina...
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Vintage Ranger Robot with Magic Helmet by Cragstan from the collection of Andres Serrano255 - Vintage Ranger Robot with Magic Helmet by Cragstan from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Vintage circa 1968 battery-operated "Ranger Robot with Magic Helmet" toy robot, made in Hong Kong by Cragstan, standing at 8Àù t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vintage Robby the Robot Talking Figure by Masudaya from the collection of Andres Serrano256 - Vintage Robby the Robot Talking Figure by Masudaya from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Scarce vintage circa 1980s battery-operated Robby the Robot talking figure, made in Japan by Masudaya, standing at 16Àù tall. The 1/5 scal...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Vintage Space Ranger Robot by Junior Toys from the collection of Andres Serrano257 - Vintage Space Ranger Robot by Junior Toys from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Vintage circa early 1970s remote control "Space Ranger" toy robot, made in Japan by Junior Toys, standing at 10Àù tall. Includes...
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Vintage Star Fighter 1120 Robot by New Bright from the collection of Andres Serrano258 - Vintage Star Fighter 1120 Robot by New Bright from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Vintage circa 1970s battery-powered Star Fighter Robot (No. 1120), made in Hong Kong by New Bright, standing at 9.5Àù tall. The white-bodi...
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Vintage Super Robot (Apollo 2000) by Horikawa from the collection of Andres Serrano259 - Vintage Super Robot (Apollo 2000) by Horikawa from the collection of Andres Serrano
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Attractive vintage circa 1960s–70s battery-operated "Super Robot" or "Apollo 2000" tin toy walking robot in a ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Vintage Super Robot by F.lli Restuccia (Italian Clone of Machinder Shogun Warrior) from the collecti260 - Vintage Super Robot by F.lli Restuccia (Italian Clone of Machinder Shogun Warrior) from the collecti
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Vintage circa 1970s "Super Robot" toy, made in Italy by F.lli Restuccia, standing at 11Àù tall. Includes its original box and sp...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed261 - Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 7.75, Down, Beckenham, Kent letterhead, January 9, 1873. Neatly penned ha...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison and Carl H. Wilson Signed Photograph262 - Thomas Edison and Carl H. Wilson Signed Photograph
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 6.5 photo of Thomas Edison seated with his employee Carl H. Wilson (vice president and general manager of Thomas
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Handwritten Scientific Manuscript263 - Albert Einstein Handwritten Scientific Manuscript
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Handwritten manuscript by Albert Einstein for an unpublished scientific work, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa early 1940s. Marked "(13)&q...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Signed Photograph264 - Albert Einstein Signed Photograph
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Vintage circa 1931 matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Einstein meeting with Universal Pictures co-founder Carl Laemmle, signed and inscribed in white ink,
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed265 - Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, February 16, 1955. L...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Bill Gates Signed 'Ultimate Offer' Asus W5Fe Laptop266 - Bill Gates Signed 'Ultimate Offer' Asus W5Fe Laptop
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Limited edition new in-the-box Asus W5Fe laptop signed inside above the 12Àù screen in gold ink by Bill Gates. This autographed computer w...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Kurt Godel Typed Letter Signed267 - Kurt Godel Typed Letter Signed
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Massively influential logician, mathematician, and philosopher (1906–1978) considered to be a father of modern theoretical compute...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Stephen Hawking Signed Offprint Article269 - Stephen Hawking Signed Offprint Article
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Rare offprint of Hawking's "The Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes," reprinted from Scientific American (January 1977), ten pages, 8.25 ...
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Guglielmo Marconi Autograph Quote Signed270 - Guglielmo Marconi Autograph Quote Signed
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Highly desirable AQS on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet of Department of Marine and Fisheries, Deputy Minister’s Office (Ottawa, Canada) ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse Autograph Letter Signed271 - Samuel F. B. Morse Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Sam. F. B. Morse,” one page, 7.75 x 7.75, March 7, 1838. Addressed from "N. Y. City University,...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed272 - Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed
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Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhat...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed273 - Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “N. Tesla,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 6.75, personal monogram letterhead, May 18, 18...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Vint Cerf Signed Sketch274 - Vint Cerf Signed Sketch
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Henry A. Duc, Jr. Hydraulic Pressure Turbine Patent Lithograph275 - Henry A. Duc, Jr. Hydraulic Pressure Turbine Patent Lithograph
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Original patent lithographs and specification sheet for Henry A. Duc, Jr.'s' "Apparatus for Propelling Vessels by Hydraulic Pressure,&q...
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Ernst Haeckel Autograph Quotation Signed276 - Ernst Haeckel Autograph Quotation Signed
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834–1919) remembered as a supporter and exponent of C...
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David Ho Signed Photograph277 - David Ho Signed Photograph
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AIDS researcher, physician, and virologist (born 1952) known for his scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection. Glo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Paget Autograph Letter Signed278 - James Paget Autograph Letter Signed
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Important English surgeon and pathologist (1814-1899). ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, 1 Harewood Place letterhead, November 17, 1883. Handwritten
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Digi-Data Corp. Digital Stepping Recorder Computer Drive (c. 1966)279 - Digi-Data Corp. Digital Stepping Recorder Computer Drive (c. 1966)
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Circa 1966 Digi-Data Corp. Digital Stepping Recorder Computer Drive, Model 1430, Ser. 823, housed in its original 17Àù x 11.5Àù ...
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Digital Equipment Corporation Pulse Amplifier Module (c. 1958)280 - Digital Equipment Corporation Pulse Amplifier Module (c. 1958)
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Scarce, early pulse amplifier module built by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) of Maynard, Massachusetts, circa 1958, measuring 7Àù x 4...
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AMP Inc. Analog Computer Patch Board281 - AMP Inc. Analog Computer Patch Board
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Analog Computer Patch Board made by AMP Incorporated, housed in its original metal carrying case, 13.25 x 9.5 x 4, which is marked in felt tip on the
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Analog Computer Digital to Analog Amplifier Calibrator Panel282 - Analog Computer Digital to Analog Amplifier Calibrator Panel
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Vintage rack-mount analog computer control panel by Electronic Associates, measuring 24Àù x 8.5Àù x 3.5Àù, with the ma...
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Computer Test Display Control Panel283 - Computer Test Display Control Panel
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Computer control panel marked "Test Display" and "Test Control," measuring 19Àù x 14Àù, with banks of error ...
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Electromechanical Computer Module284 - Electromechanical Computer Module
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Interesting electromechanical computer module, measuring approximately 14Àù x 6.5Àù x 3.5Àù, marked on one side of the...
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Lee Felsenstein's Expander User's Manual285 - Lee Felsenstein's Expander User's Manual
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Expander user's manual from the collection of personal computer pioneer Lee Felsenstein, an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club who de...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harvard Mark I Operation Manual286 - Harvard Mark I Operation Manual
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Rare and important early book on computer design and operation: The Annals of the Computation Laboratory of Harvard University, Volume 1: A Manual of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery287 - Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery
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Uncommon book: Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery, Jointly Sponsored by The Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance an
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The Theory of Mathematical Machines by Francis J. Murray288 - The Theory of Mathematical Machines by Francis J. Murray
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Uncommon book: The Theory of Mathematical Machines. Second edition. NY: King's Crown Press, 1948. Spiral-bound softcover, 8.75 x 11, 139 pages. ...
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Constructing Electronic Brains by Edmund Berkeley and Robert Jensen289 - Constructing Electronic Brains by Edmund Berkeley and Robert Jensen
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Scarce offprint booklet entitled "Constructing Electronic Brains" by Edmund C. Berkeley and Robert A. Jensen, containing a series of thirt...
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Early Computing Handbooks and Manuals (4)290 - Early Computing Handbooks and Manuals (4)
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Four early computing handbooks and manuals, including: Large Capacity Memory Techniques for Computing Systems, hardcover, published in 1962 by Macmill
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Gates: CIO Magazine Addressed to His Microsoft Office291 - Bill Gates: CIO Magazine Addressed to His Microsoft Office
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Issue of CIO magazine from May 1, 2006, obtained from the reception waiting area outside Bill Gates‚Äôs office at Microsoft‚&#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Handbook of Automation, Computation, and Control (Vol. 1-3)292 - Handbook of Automation, Computation, and Control (Vol. 1-3)
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Complete three-volume set: Handbook of Automation, Computation, and Control, Volumes 1‚Äì3. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1958‚&#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple-1 Computer Hand-Numbered by Steve Jobs293 - Apple-1 Computer Hand-Numbered by Steve Jobs
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An amazing, fully functional later production ‘Byte Shop’–style Apple-1 computer (also commonl...
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Estimate : 375,000.00 - 500,000.00
 
 
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Apple: Tim Cook Signed Football294 - Apple: Tim Cook Signed Football
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Uncommon white-paneled 'autograph' football embroidered with the logo of Cook's alma mater, Auburn University, signed in felt tip on the...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed NeXT Brochure - PSA MINT 9295 - Steve Jobs Signed NeXT Brochure - PSA MINT 9
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Highly desirable NeXT Computer brochure for a presentation before the Pittsburgh High Technology Council on April 17, 1990, 8 x 8, signed on the front
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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NeXT Computer 1988 Early Production Model with Original Monitor, Laser Printer, and Package Material296 - NeXT Computer 1988 Early Production Model with Original Monitor, Laser Printer, and Package Material
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Extremely rare early production model of the NeXT Computer released by NeXT Inc. in October 1988. Informally referred to as the ‘C...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica297 - Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica
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Desirable replica of the Apple-1 Computer circuit board, 15.5 x 9.25, signed in black felt tip by two of Apple's co-founders, "What Great M...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple Pascal Manual298 - Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple Pascal Manual
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Appealing original spiral-bound operating system reference manual for Apple Pascal, 5.75 x 8.5, 298 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip,
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Ronald Wayne Signed Limited Edition Typed Manuscript301 - Ronald Wayne Signed Limited Edition Typed Manuscript
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Limited edition typed manuscript by Ronald Wayne entitled "The Apple Phenomenon—How It All Began," six pages, 8.5 x 11, ...
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Ron Wayne Signed Apple II DOS Manual302 - Ron Wayne Signed Apple II DOS Manual
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Original spiral-bound Apple II Disk Operating System (DOS) manual, 5.75 x 8.5, 200 pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by the Apple co-
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Steve Wozniak Signed Photograph303 - Steve Wozniak Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of a caricature of Steve Wozniak spinning an apple on his finger, signed in silver ink, "Woz." In fine co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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