Lot 471
Wright Orville (1871-1948) American aviation pioneer. He and his brother Wilbur were the first to achieve powered, controlled and sustained flight (in 1903 -- with Orville at the stick) and flew the first practical airplane (in 1905). Following Wilbur Wright's death in 1912, Orville continued to experiment and innovate, serving as one of the foremost aeronautics authorities of the age.
Typed letter signed, 1 page, on The Wright Company letterhead, 11 x 8½ in., Dayton, Ohio, June 11, 1913. To Albert LeVino in New York: "Your letter enclosing your article in 'Leslies' was received. The article was interesting and well written, but I am afraid you give some of the United States Government officials credit for some-things which the facts do not testify. You evidently are not fully acquainted with the details of the early negotiaions for the purchase of our machine." Orville's brother, Wilbur, had died in 1912 and in 1915, Orville would sell The Wright Company. With a 1926 U.S. Navy Aviation Chart of the Baltimore-Washington-Norfolk area and a 1927 U.S. Navy Aviation Chart of Norfold, VA.-Morehead City, N.C.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
Swann, Jun 6, 1996, lot 196.
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