Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) "The Inventor" lithograph, circa 1970 pencil signed and numbered 46/200 18" x 18"
JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, INVENTOR VIENNAJOHANN WILHELM BAUR, INVENTOR VIENNA AUSTRIA, 1641, ONE VOLUME OF ENGRAVINGS WITH HAND-WRITTEN NOTES, 7 1/2 X 11 IN. (19.05 X 27.94 CM.)Johann Wilhelm Baur, Inventor Vienna Austria, 1641, One Volume of Engravings with Hand-Written Notes,, Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 11 in. (19.05 x 27.94 cm.)
H. Badger (American 19th century)H. Badger (American 19th century) PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STURTEVANT oil on board framed unsigned bearing old label on verso H24'' W20'' Provenance: Private collection Bamberg South Carolina Other Notes: Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant (1833-1890) was a gifted mechanical engineer and industrial inventor based in Boston. His inventions include improvements to shoe making and toothpick manufacturing. He eventually earned a place in history with his improvements to the industrial fan which were quickly utilized in factories throughout the United States and helped spread the industrial revolution. He founded the B.F.Sturtevant Co. which became ''America's First Fan Company.''
VERNON, DAI. SILHOUETTE OF THOMASVERNON, DAI. SILHOUETTE OF THOMAS EDISON.Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Silhouette of Thomas Edison. Circa 1920s. Scissor-cut silhouette of the great American inventor, signed "Vernon" in the lower left. Original-blind embossed card and faux wood-grain backing. 9 x 6" overall. Pinhole upper margin, evidence of scrapbook removal to verso, three small rust marks and minor yellowing to mount card.
BECKMANN, JOHN. HISTORY OF INVENTIONS,BECKMANN, JOHN. HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES AND ...Beckmann, John. History of Inventions, Discoveries and Origins. London: Bohn, 1846. Fourth edition. Two volumes. Publisher's cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Portrait frontispieces. 8vo. Minor rubbing, else a fine copy. Toole Stott 87.
Beckmann, Johann. A History ofBeckmann, Johann. A History of Inventions and Discoveries. Trans. William Johnston, Second Edition, 4 vols., 1814.Cont. calf gilt - Mazzara, L. Le Systeme Planetaire, London and Paris, Presentation copy inscribed ''Robert Berkeley Esq. From his Ancient Friend the Author''. Orig. cloth gilt. With 3 other volumes (8)/Provenance: Spetchley Park
LESLIE PRINCE THOMPSON (1880-1963):LESLIE PRINCE THOMPSON (1880-1963): ELIAS HOWE, INVENTOR OF THE SEWING MACHINELeslie Prince Thompson, 1880-1963 Elias Howe, Inventor of the Sewing Machine, oil on canvas 1941; signed and dated lower left oil on canvas Dimensions: 40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm.), Frame: 47 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (120.7 x 100.3 cm.) Condition:
Lioret No. 2 Henri Lioret pioneeredLioret No. 2 Henri Lioret pioneered the talking machine in France and especially the manufacture of celluloid records. A former clockmaker his instruments were paragons of precision.Condition: Original carrying case.Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
Eleven scientists and inventorsEleven scientists and inventors on ten signed items: "Thos. A. Edison" (Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, American inventory) in brown ink on verso of post card, 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 in., light creases and stains affecting signature ; "Glenn T. Seaborg" (1912-1999, Nobel laureate, Plutonium discoverer), four-line typed letter, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, July 10, 1979 to David Crespo, New York City, "I would rate Albert Einstein's special…and generalized theory(s) of relativity as the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th Century.", 11 x 8-3/8 in.; "William Hewlett" and "David Packard" (American inventors, founders of Hewlett-Packard electronics firm, which began California's "Silicon Valley") in blue ballpoint on First Day Cover for 13-cent "Telephone Centennial" stamp, March 10, 1976, 3-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.; "Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C." stationery, December 17, 1878, ALS from Spencer Baird to Professor Otis T. Mason (pioneer anthropologist), 6 x 8 in., pencil notations ; "Linus Pauling" (1901-1994, Nobel Chemistry and Peace prizes) in black marker on photo of him, 9-3/4 x 7-7/8 in.; "Luther Burbank" (1849-1926, American botanist) in black ink, six-line typed letter, Santa Rosa, California, November 15, 1921 to Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, Brooklyn, New York, "Will you kindly please accept a set of my new books just published…" ( How Plants Are Trained to Work for Man , eight volumes, P. F. Collier and Son, New York, 1921), 7 x 5-1/2 in., minor corner loss, short tears, creases ; "G. Marconi" (Guglielmo Marconi, 1874-1937, Italian physicist, radio pioneer) in bold black ink on card bearing newspaper photo of him, 3-3/4 x 5-1/2 in., light soiling ; "C.A. Young" (Charles A. Young, American astronomer), three-line autograph post card, May 30, 1878, 3 x 5 in., creases, soiling ; "Albert S. Sabin" (1906-1993, American developer of oral polio vaccine), five-line typed letter, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, December 22, 1978, 11 x 8-3/8 in., mounting tape on verso , with 8 x 6 in. photo of Sabin, trimmed ; "Jonas E. Salk" ( 1914-1995, American developer of polio vaccine) clipped signature in blue ballpoint, 2-1/2 x 5 in., all in archival sleeves housed in black leather "Presidential" series album, with gilt border and title, by Exposures, 14-1/2 x 13 in. (Ten items). Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
SIDNEY EDWARD DICKINSON (1890-1980):SIDNEY EDWARD DICKINSON (1890-1980): CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK, INVENTOR OF THE FIRST PRACTICAL REAPERSidney Edward Dickinson, 1890-1980 Cyrus Hall McCormick, Inventor of the First Practical Reaper, oil on canvas unsigned oil on canvas Dimensions: 40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm.), Frame: 46 3/4 x 39 in. (118.7 x 99.1 cm.) Condition:
GUGLIELMO MARCONI, SIGNED LETTERAGUGLIELMO MARCONI, SIGNED LETTERA hand written personal letter from Guglielmo Marconi, with full signature. The letter mentions the TELEGRAPHONE, a machine invented by Valdemar Poulsen which recorded sound magnetically on steel wire, and the possibility of its use in his experiments. Marconi was an Italian inventor and engineer who is credited as the inventor of the radio and recipient of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Physics. Provenance: Marconi is grandfather of consignor. Letter measures 8 1/4" x 11". Condition fair, shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
ABRAM POOLE (1883-1961): CHARLESABRAM POOLE (1883-1961): CHARLES GOODYEAR, INVENTOR OF VULCANIZATION OF RUBBERAbram Poole, 1883-1961 Charles Goodyear, Inventor of Vulcanization of Rubber, oil on canvas laid to board signed lower left oil on canvas laid to board Dimensions: 40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm.), Frame: 46 1/2 x 39 in. (118.1 x 99.1 cm.) Condition:
Owen Biddle Philadelphia ArchitectOwen Biddle Philadelphia Architect & Scientist ALS Owen Biddle (1737-1799).? American Patriot and Revolutionary War colonel also noted as an astronomer scientist architect clockmaker and? watchmaker in Philadelphia.? ALS 1p 6 x 7.75 in. Philadelphia August 29 1777 addressed to Mr. French at the United States Lottery Office submitting his resignation from the position of manager because my private affairs have suffered so much by a long attendance in public business. Condition: Soiling.
UNKNOWN ARTIST: CATY GREENE CO-INVENTEDUNKNOWN ARTIST: CATY GREENE CO-INVENTED & FINANCED THE COTTON GIN""Caty Green Co-Invented and Financed the Cotton Gin"; mixed media collage in folding case; unsigned; closed: 11 1/2 x 15 inches; 11 1/2 x 30 inches open Condition:
MAYUMI ODA - VICTORIAN INVENTIONMAYUMI ODA - VICTORIAN INVENTION Mayumi Oda - Victorian Invention, silkscreen and stencil in color, titled, A.P. and signed, 25" x 18.5".
JOHN PINCHES, GENIUS OF LEONARDOJOHN PINCHES, GENIUS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI A cased set of silver medallions celebrating Da Vinci's work 50 in total in a table top cabinet, with explanatory information etc.
Nicholas Pocock watercolor, shipNicholas Pocock watercolor, ship portrait titled at bottom "L'Invention of Bourdeaux…by H.M.S. L'Immortalite", unsigned, attributed to Nicholas Pocock, British, 1740-1821, ink wash on wove paper, inscribed verso paper "P1007 DK" and verso framer's paper "from Portfolio Bryants great great great Grandson Nicholas Pocock dated c. 1794", 8-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.; painted wood frame. Hinged in at top, light toning; frame with abrasions. A Wilmington, North Carolina Collection.
IVAN GREGOREWITCH OLINSKY (1878-1962):IVAN GREGOREWITCH OLINSKY (1878-1962): BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S DISCOVERY OF ELECTRICITYIvan Gregorewitch Olinsky, 1878-1962 Benjamin Franklin's Discovery of Electricity, oil on canvas signed lower right oil on canvas Dimensions: Sight: 39 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (100.3 x 80 cm.), Frame: 47 x 39 in. (119.4 x 99.1 cm.) Condition:
GERMAIN, Jean-Baptiste, (French,GERMAIN, Jean-Baptiste, (French, 1841-1910): ''The Genius of Fire'', Bronze, 42'' in height, signed verso. Weighs approximately 66.5 pounds.
BECKMANN, JOHN. BECKMANN'S HISTORYBECKMANN, JOHN. BECKMANN'S HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCO...Beckmann, John. Beckmann's History of Inventions, Discoveries and Origins. London: Bohn's Standard Library, 1846. Fourth edition. Two volumes, original cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Steel-engraved frontispieces (one disbound) under tissue. 8vo. Light shelfwear, minor scattered internal wear and aging, but fine overall.
ROBERT BRACKMAN (1898-1980): GEORGEROBERT BRACKMAN (1898-1980): GEORGE M. PULLMAN, INVENTOR OF THE PULLMAN SLEEPING CARRobert Brackman, 1898-1980 George M. Pullman, Inventor of the Pullman Sleeping Car, oil on canvas signed upper right oil on canvas Dimensions: Sight: 39 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (100.3 x 80 cm.), Frame: 47 x 39 in. (119.4 x 99.1 cm.) Provenance: a gift to the present owner from IBM in 1967. Condition:
Quarter Plate Daguerreotype ofQuarter Plate Daguerreotype of a Young Man with an Unusual Apparatus Anonymous quarter plate daguerreotype of a young stern-looking gentleman posed with an unidentified patent model perhaps some type of cutting tool. Housed in half case.?
PATENT MODEL FOR A SULKY CULTIVATORPatentPATENT MODEL FOR A SULKY CULTIVATORPatent model for a sulky cultivator , signed H.P. Jordan Victoria, Texas 1871 , 7 1/2" h., 7 1/2" w., 9" d.
PORTABLE TYPEWRITER INVENTED BYPORTABLE TYPEWRITER INVENTED BY GEORGEBLICKENSDERFER IN 1889 IN ERIE, PENN. MANUFACTURED IN STAMFORD, CT, #8. GOOD CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL OAK CASE WHICH HAS ONE SMALL VENEER CHIP. 7" HIGH X 13 1/2" WIDE X 11" DEEP.
CAST IRON ORGAN GRINDER BANK PatentCAST IRON ORGAN GRINDER BANK Patent 1885.
KEITH MORROW MARTIN (1911-1983):KEITH MORROW MARTIN (1911-1983): SIR HIRAM MAXIM, INVENTOR OF AUTOMATIC SYSTEM OF FIREARMSKeith Morrow Martin, 1911-1983 Sir Hiram Maxim, Inventor of Automatic System of Firearms, oil on canvas signed and dated illegibly lower left oil on canvas Dimensions: 40 x 32 1/4 in. (101.6 x 81.9 cm.), Frame: 48 3/4 x 40 3/4 in. (123.8 x 103.5 cm.) Condition:
BRIAN KIDWELL "THE TOYMAKER," GOLFERBRIAN KIDWELL "THE TOYMAKER," GOLFER AND GOLFMOBILE SCULPTURE Mixed media found art sculpture, ink signed and dated "Brian Kidwell '96 ©."
ENGRAVED PORTRAIT MINIATURE- byENGRAVED PORTRAIT MINIATURE- by Edme Quenedey 1756 - 1830 a French painter and engraver known most especially for his miniatures. Upon the invention of the physionotrace machine he took up that tool for making portraits. Round in an ebonized oval fr
ANTHONY HYDE Portrait of WALLACEANTHONY HYDE Portrait of WALLACE COULTER. Inventor for Counting and Sizing Particles in a Suspended Fluid "Coulter Principle" 1953 Patent. Richly detailed portrait of scientist in lab. Metal label. Dimensions: H: 29 inches: W: 23 inches: D: 1 inches ---
Condition: Very Good Condition. Light wear.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ORIGINALALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ORIGINAL LABORATORY PLANK United States,20th CenturyOriginal floor plank from the laboratory of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Tag indicates that plank was "Presented by Guthrie J. G. Nicholson March 10, 1976"
Large English patent document issuedLarge English patent document issued 1865, London
A Kent patent knife grinder, 63cmA Kent patent knife grinder, 63cm high and a cast iron jardinière, 28cm high
PONTOON FOR RAISING SUNKEN VESSELSPONTOON FOR RAISING SUNKEN VESSELS PATENT MODEL Issued Oct. 1876 very ingenious design wooden boat with two show rotators at deck able to engage bottom metal working frame quite unique surely a museum quality curiosity. 10 1/4'' h. Functional patent. (VG Cond)
XTREMELY RARE EDISON LAMP - OneXTREMELY RARE EDISON LAMP - One of the Original Thomas Edison Laboratory Test Lamps made during his development of the filament which was the greatest stumbling block to this invention he went through many versions to find one that would burn without s
FRANK C. VON HAUSEN, PORTRAIT OFFRANK C. VON HAUSEN, PORTRAIT OF ATWATER KENT, O/COil on canvas painting of American inventor and Radio manufacturer Atwater Kent, by prominent Palm Beach, Florida artist Frank C. Von Hausen (American, 20th century). Signed at lower right and dated 1941. A few small areas of wear and minor loss. Can shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
Tute (printer)/Extraordinary developmentTute (printer)/Extraordinary development of Juvenile Genius, Master Hubard/engraved advertisement, 15.5cm x 14cm and sundry pictures