Lot 138
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus -- Signed Check (1865-1923) American mathematician, electrical engineer, and technological pioneer who was born Karl August Rudolf Steinmetz in Breslau, Prussia. His ideas on alternating current systems helped inaugurate the electrical era in the United States. Check signed "Charles P. Steinmetz" and filled out in his hand, 2¾ x 6¼", Schenectady, N.Y., July 1, 1907. Written on The Schenectady Trust Company and paid to J.T. & D. E. Lyon in the amount of $1961.34. Fine condition. Stamp cancellations on verso. Punch cancellation affects body of check but barely touches the capital letters in Steinmetz' bold signature. In 1893, Thomas Edison hired Steinmetz as a consulting engineer for General Electric Company, where he worked for the rest of his life. Estimate Value $200 - UP
Ex B.C. West Autographs, 11/22/74.
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