Lot 388
Wright, Orville (1871-1948) Younger of the Wright Brothers, the inventors and aviation pioneers who 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.
Document Signed ("Wright Cycle Co. / OW"). Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, 4½ x 2¼", Dayton, Ohio, April 13, 1896. Receipt for $12.00 from Mrs. M. Crabbs. One horizontal and four vertical folds, group of pin or staple holes at left edge. Very good condition.
Profits from The Wright Cycle Company, founded in 1892, helped the brothers fund their aeronautical experiments. Building bicycles had provided them valuable experience designing and working with materials similar to those they would later use on aircraft. The receipt offered here is for a bicycle bought on credit: "Received of Mrs. M. Crabbs / $12.00 in payment on note." A very nice example from the early days of the Wright Brother's venture.
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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