INVENTOR JOHN RUND EXTENSIVE PERSONAL ARCHIVE FOR CONVERTIBLE CAR RETRACTABLE HARDTOP.
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Starting Bid:
$230.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #209 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1144 in auction 209
Item Description
c. 1956-1972. Six file folders are full of letters to and from Rund regarding his invention. Includes two different file folders involving his patent # 3,021,174 filed in 1958 and issued in 1962, including his copies of the patent and related lawyers letters and documents. Of special note are blueprints, schematics, and typed and signed letters of rejection from companies including Ford, GM, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chrysler, American Motors, Volkswagen, Bendix Aviation and others as well as potential manufacturers of the invention. Some light creasing and aging here and there, but lot is overall Fine/VF. A massive and fascinating 200+ piece instant collection of unique paper ephemera including several handwritten pieces by Rund himself.
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