Archives International Auctions Part XXI Fall Auction 2014

Archives International Auctions, Part XXI 3 October 25, 2014 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 11 11 Moody’s Railroad Manual Moody’s SteamRailroads - 1949 - Amer- ican and Foreign. Excellent condition. ���������������������������������� Est. $30-60 12 12 Moody’s Investors Service, ND (ca.1920’s), Specimen Stock Cer- tificate. New Jersey, Specimen Common Stock, Odd Shares, No vi- gnette, POC’s, VF-XF condition.Well known financial rating agency that evidently let us down in 2007-2008. ����������������������������� Est. $80-160 Unique Original Artwork of Stock Certificate Vignette 13 13 McDonald’s Corp. Original Artwork for Stock certificate Vignette Original artwork of stock certificate vignette with young man and woman with McDonald’s logo, Big Mac, French Fries and drink. Also includes a proof of the vignette and a photo proof of the vignette. Painted and drawn on large card with clear plastic overlay with globe. Unique in archive. �������������������������������������������������Est. $500-1000 Historic 1893 Edison Light Bulb from Famous Trial 14 14 Original Edison Lamp Bulb, 1893 from Edison’s Lawyer Records of Famous Trial. The year 1893 was a momentous one for Thomas Edison because that year he was taken to court by one HenryGoeb- el. Goebel was a German watch maker and minor inventor who had come to NewYork in 1848, but had never mastered English or understood anything about patent regulations, He claimed that he had made a lamp embodying all the essential features of the Edison lamp as early as 1865. Goebel brought a number of his lamp bulbs to the trial as did Edison. After a great deal of testimony had been heard and the lamp bulbs from both sides had been exhibited, the judge concluded that Thomas Alva Edison was the true inventor of the incandescent light bulb and the rightful owner of the patent. The Edison lamp bulbs used in the case of which this was one were retained by Edison’s lawyer with records from the trial. Historic item from this prolific scientist and inventor. ������������������Est. $500-1000 California Gold Rush Era Currier Litho- graph With Early Aviation References 15 15 (Gold Rush). TheWayThey Go to California. NewYork: N.Currier, 1849. Lithograph, 13 x17 1/2 inches, This lithograph by Currier offers a humorous depiction of the mad rush toCalifornia in search of gold in 1849, in which desperate men head west by ship, rocket or diri- gible. A passenger laden vessel is shown pulling away from a dock as seven other ships sail away in the distance. The boat carried ban- ner reading “Passage $125 and found (if Lost)”. Amazingly, a rock- et carrying a lone passenger soars over the dock, the rider’s hair blowing in the wind. An airship loaded with passengers is shown in the upper left corner. The dirigible is based on an actual plan de- vised in 1849 by Rufus Porter, editor of Scientific American. The lithograph has a 3 Inch tear extending from bottom edge through title into image. Light foxing and wrinkling, small old stain in lower margin, Good condition. Rare California contemporary Gold Rush lithograph. �������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $2000-4000