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美国名人签名拍卖行（RR Auction）发布消息称，一份由中华人民共和国领袖毛泽东签字的国宴菜单在美国拍卖会上以27.5万美元的价格成交。
总部位于波士顿的美国名人签名拍卖行 RR Auction 表示，这份菜单是为 1956 年 10 月 19 日在北京举行的宴会准备的，旨在纪念巴基斯坦总理侯赛因·沙希德·苏拉瓦底(Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy) 首次对中国进行国事访问。
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December 06, 2023
Lot #63 毛泽东签字的国宴菜单 (1956)
Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Chinese Statesmen Signed Menu from First Pakistani State Visit to China (1956)
Sold For: $275,000 *Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $250000+
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菜单由六位有影响力的中国政治家用钢笔签名，其中包括毛泽东、周恩来、朱德等人。
宴会汇集了两国美食，包括燕窝白木耳清汤、红烧鱼翅、烤北京烤鸭等美味佳肴。
鲍比·利文斯顿 (Bobby Livingston) 表示：“拿着一份由毛泽东和周恩来签名的菜单，就是拿着一份过去，一份讲述了几十年来外交接触、文化交流和建立友谊的故事。” ，美国名人签名拍卖行RR Auction 执行副总裁。
Historic 1956 banquet menu from Pakistan’s first state visit to China, signed by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and other powerful Chinese statesmen
1956 年 10 月 19 日在北京举行的纪念巴基斯坦首次对中国进行国事访问的国宴上引人注目且具有历史意义的官方菜单，一页，4.5 x 8.5，由六位中国强大政治家毛泽东、周恩来、 黄炎培、彭真、陈云、朱德，以及巴基斯坦总理侯赛因·沙希德·苏赫拉瓦迪。 菜单的头部印有国家徽章，并列出了一系列充满异国风味的美味菜单：“燕窝白木耳清汤、红酱鱼翅、三色蔬菜卷、炸五香鸡、素马其顿” 、烤北京烤鸭、核桃枣奶油、什锦糕点、水果。” 签名菜单已装好，用红布精美地装饰，并装框，整体尺寸为 15 x 18.5。 状况良好。
苏赫拉瓦迪是英属孟加拉最著名的穆斯林家族之一的后裔，仅在一个月前就任总理，旨在与共产主义中国建立务实关系。 除了毛泽东和侯赛因·沙希德·苏赫拉瓦迪两位国家元首之外，这张卡片还由一些中国最有影响力的政治家签署，他们负责将中国发展成为一个现代化国家：周恩来（1898-1976 年，中国的官方东道主和总理）。 中华人民共和国）、黄炎培（1878-1965 年，自 1954 年起任国务院副总理兼工业部部长）、彭真（1902-97 年，北京市市长，1966 年被下台，1979 年平反，后来担任全国人民代表大会主席）、陈云（1905-95 年，主要经济政治家、党的副主席，后来成为中国经济改革的主要设计师和重要政策制定者之一）和朱德（1886-1976 年） ，中共中央副主席，中华人民共和国主席，自 1930 年代起长期担任中国人民解放军总司令和毛泽东的军事顾问。
在巴基斯坦总理首次访华期间，代表团讨论了货物交换（煤炭换棉花）和工业发展、改善水资源管理以及工程师培训等问题。 在与苏赫拉瓦迪的谈话中，周恩来试图消除对中国霸权的恐惧：他指出，中国本身曾在西方殖民主义下遭受苦难，现在希望本着与所有国家和平共处、相互尊重的精神追求工业发展。 。 周对持怀疑态度的苏赫拉瓦迪坚持认为，对当代中国政治领导人的教育将确保后代不会发动战争或侵略。 这是一件非凡的历史性作品，代表了中巴两国至今依然牢固的关系基础。 该产品已获得 PSA 预先认证。
Remarkable and historic official menu from the state banquet honoring the first Pakistani state visit to China, held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, one page, 4.5 x 8.5, signed in fountain pen by six powerful Chinese statesmen—Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Huang Yanpei, Peng Zhen, Chen Yun, and Zhu De—as well as Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy of Pakistan. The menu bears a state insignia printed at the head of the sheet, and lists a delectable menu of exotic offerings: “Consommé of Swallow Nest and White Agaric, Shark’s Fin in Brown Sauce, Vegetable Rolls in Three Colours, Fried Spiced Chicken, Vegetarian Macedoine, Roast Peking Duck, Cream of Walnut and Date, Assorted Pastries, Fruits.” The signed menu is mounted, handsomely matted in red cloth, and framed to an overall size of 15 x 18.5. In fine condition.
Suhrawardy, a scion of one of British Bengal’s most prominent Muslim families, had taken office as prime minister only one month earlier, and aimed to cultivate pragmatic ties with Communist China. In addition to the two heads of state—Mao Zedong and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy—this card is signed by some of China’s most influential statesmen, responsible for developing it into a modern nation: Zhou Enlai (1898-1976, the official host and Premier of the PRC), Huang Yanpei (1878-1965, Vice Premier of the State Council and Minister of Industry since 1954), Peng Zhen (1902-97, Mayor of Beijing, deposed in 1966 but rehabilitated in 1979 and later Chairman of the National People’s Congress), Chen Yun (1905-95, leading economic politician, Party Vice Chairman and later one of the major architects and important policy makers for the Chinese economic reform), and Zhu De (1886-1976, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party and of the PRC, long the Commander-in-Chief of the People’s Liberation Army and Mao’s military advisor since the 1930s).
During this first visit to China by a Pakistani Prime Minister, the delegations discussed matters such as the exchange of goods (coal for cotton) and industrial development, improvements in water management, and the training of engineers. In his conversation with Suhrawardy, Zhou sought to dispel fears of Chinese hegemony: China herself, he pointed out, had suffered under Western colonialism and now wished to pursue industrial development in the spirit of peaceful co-existence with all countries, based on mutual respect. Zhou insisted to a skeptical Suhrawardy that the education of the current generation of Chinese political leaders would ensure that future generations would not commit war or aggression. A remarkable and historic piece, representing the foundation of the relationship between China and Pakistan that remains strong to this day.
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Lot #202 Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai
毛泽东 周恩来照片
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Sold For: $168 *Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $100+
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原始复古光面 9.75 x 7 银明胶照片，毛泽东、周恩来和其他中国官员愉快地与部队合影。 背面用铅笔标注了识别符号“毛泽东/周恩来”。状况良好，边缘有轻微的褶皱，有一些轻微的折痕和表面压痕。
Original vintage glossy 9.75 x 7 silver gelatin photograph of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials happily posing with troops. Reverse is annotated in pencil with an identification notation, “Mao Tse Tung / Chou En Lai.” In fine condition, with light rippling to edges and a few light creases and surface impressions.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2039 邓小平签字照片
Deng Xiaoping Signed Photograph
ROC’s ‘paramount leader’ meets with Germany
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ROC’s ‘paramount leader’ meets with Germany
极具影响力的中国改革派领袖（1904-1997），通过向全球市场开放，成为中国经济现代化的设计师。 邓小平与赫尔穆特·科尔在外交会议上的 9.5 x 7 光面照片，两位领导人均用黑色毡尖签名。 状况良好。 附有中国外交部 1987 年的转文信。 PSA 预认证。
Immensely influential Chinese reformist leader (1904–1997) who was the architect behind the modernization of China’s economy by opening the country to global markets. Glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of Deng Xiaoping at a diplomatic meeting with Helmut Kohl, signed in black felt tip by both leaders. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of transmittal from the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs, dated 1987. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2037 胡耀邦和德国霍尔格·博纳签字照片
Hu Yaobang and Holger Borner Signed Photograph
Zhao Ziyang’s right-hand man strengthens German relations in 1985
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Zhao Ziyang’s right-hand man strengthens German relations in 1985
中国高级官员（1915-1989 年），1982 年至 1987 年担任共产党总书记。胡耀邦对言论和新闻自由的促进极大地影响了 1989 年的天安门广场抗议活动。光面 7 x 5 照片，签名： 背面用蓝色圆珠笔和蓝色墨水恭敬地写着胡耀邦和霍尔格·博纳，并分别添加了1985年的日期。 胡补充道，“1985 年。 5.22，”博纳补充道，“6.5.85。” 状况良好，照片背面有一些小调色点，并轻微刷过博纳的签名。 这张照片签署时，德国是中国在欧洲的第一大贸易伙伴：当年两国双边贸易总额超过30亿。 比上年增长38.3%，比1972年建交时增长11倍多。 预先认证的 PSA/DNA。
High-ranking Chinese official (1915–1989) who served as the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1982 to 1987. Hu’s promotion of freedom of speech and press greatly influenced the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Glossy 7 x 5 photo, signed by Hu Yaobang and Holger Borner on the reverse in blue ballpoint and blue ink respectfully, with each adding a 1985 date. Hu adds, “1985. 5.22,” and Borner adds, “6.5.85.” In fine condition, with a few small spots of toning to reverse of photo and minor brushing to Borner’s signature. At the time this photo was signed, Germany was China’s number one European trade partner: the total value of bilateral trade between the two countries that year exceeded three billion. This was 38.3% more than the previous year and more than eleven times greater than in 1972, the year they established diplomatic relations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2052 江泽民和科尔总理签字照片
Jiang Zemin and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph
Germany and China discuss human rights and improving bilateral relations in 1995
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Germany and China discuss human rights and improving bilateral relations in 1995
高品质彩色光面 7 x 9.5 德国官方新闻照片，照片为科尔于 1995 年 11 月访问PROC，江泽民（1993-2003 年第五任 PROC 主席）用黑色墨水签署中文，德国总理赫尔穆特·科尔用黑色签名 毡尖。 背面的信息部分写道：“[科尔]与中国国家主席江泽民和总理李鹏的谈话重点讨论了改革政治和经济开放以及人权问题和改善两种文化的双边关系。” 状况良好，左上角有轻微折痕，科尔签名有轻微刷痕； 江泽民的亲笔签名依然完好无损。 在江泽民的领导下，中国经历了显着的发展增长，尽管他因急于获得外界认可而受到一些人的贬低——这一点在这张引人注目的双签名照片中得到了恰如其分的体现。 预先认证的PSA.
High-quality color glossy 7 x 9.5 official German press photo of Kohl visiting the PROC in November of 1995, signed in black ink by Jiang Zemin (fifth president of the PROC from 1993–2003) in Chinese and by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in black felt tip. Information on the reverse reads, in part: “[Kohl’s] conversation with China’s president Jiang Zhemin and Prime Minister Li Peng focused on reformatory politics and the economic opening as well as questions of human rights and the improvement of bilateral relations of both cultures.” In fine condition, with a slight crease to upper left corner and slight brushing to Kohl’s signature; Jiang’s autograph remains pristine. Under Jiang’s direction, China experienced significant developmental growth, though he was belittled by some for his eagerness to obtain approval from the outside world—a point fittingly pictured in this remarkable dual-signed photograph. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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Dates: #558 – Ended June 12, 2019
Lot #115 李鹏和科尔总理签字照片
Li Peng
Sold For: $6,814
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Estimate: $5000+
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政治领袖（生于 1928 年），1987 年至 1998 年担任中华人民共和国总理。李鹏的 9.25 x 7 光面照片 1984 年访问期间，德国总理赫尔穆特·科尔 (Helmut Kohl) 签署了该协议，并由两人用黑色墨水签名。 状况良好。
Political leader (born 1928) who served as premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1987 through 1998, best known for declaring martial law and backing the use of force to quell the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of Li Peng and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during a 1984 visit, signed in black ink by both. In fine condition.
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January 22, 2015
Lot #2054 胡锦涛签字照片
Rare signed image of the PROC’s sixth president
Hu Jintao Signed Photograph
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Rare signed image of the PROC’s sixth president
中国最高领导人（生于 1942 年），曾担任多个高级职务，包括中华人民共和国第六任国家主席（2003 年至 2013 年）。 彩色光面 5 x 7 照片，蓝色毡尖中文签名。 表面有轻微折痕，照片粘贴在同尺寸的卡片纸上，其他状况良好。 附有外交部 2002 年的转文信。 在胡锦涛的十年任期内，经济持续增长和发展，巩固了中国作为世界大国的地位。 预先认证的PSA。
Paramount leader of China (born 1942) who held several high-level positions, including sixth president of the People’s Republic of China (2003–2013). Color glossy 5 x 7 photo, signed in blue felt tip in Chinese. Minor surface creasing and photo being affixed to a same-sized piece of cardstock, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a 2002 letter of transmittal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over his decade-long tenure, Hu witnessed consistent economic growth and development, cementing China as a major world power. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
#2049 朱镕基上海市代表团签字
Zhu Rongji Signature
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Zhu Rongji Signature
朱镕基，中国政治领袖（1928年出生），1998年至2003年担任中华人民共和国第五任总理； 他还于 1987 年至 1991 年间担任上海市市长。一张灰白色的 6.5 x 9.75 纸上有精美的中文圆珠笔签名，其中还包括另外五个身份不明的签名。 状况良好。 预先认证的PSA。
Chinese political leader (born 1928) who served as the fifth premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1998 to 2003; he also acted as mayor of Shanghai from 1987 to 1991. Nice ballpoint signature in Chinese on an off-white 6.5 x 9.75 sheet, which includes five additional unidentified signatures. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2035
1984访问白宫照片 赵紫阳签字
Zhao Ziyang Signature
China’s third premier visits the White House in 1984
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China’s third premier visits the White House in 1984
中国高级政治家（1919-2005 年），1980 年至 1987 年担任中华人民共和国第三任总理，1987 年至 1989 年担任中国共产党总书记。粗体中文签名 -白色3.75 x 5.5卡片，上面贴有赵与里根总统挽着手散步的照片。 状况良好。 附有他办公室 1987 年的转文信。 赵是他的国家的革命者，他引入了股票市场并大力促进了交易。 1984年1月10日，里根政府在白宫接待了赵总理，以加强中国与西方的关系。 预先认证的PSA
High-ranking Chinese politician (1919–2005) who served as the third premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, and then as general secretary of the Communist Party from 1987 to 1989. Bold felt tip signature in Chinese on an off-white 3.75 x 5.5 card, to which a photo of Zhao walking arm-in-arm with President Reagan has been affixed. In fine condition. Accompanied by a 1987 letter of transmittal from his office. Zhao, a revolutionary in his country, introduced the stock market and vehemently promoted trading. The Reagan administration hosted Premier Zhao at the White House on January 10, 1984, in an effort to bolster China’s relationship with the West. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2038 赵紫阳吴学谦签字照片
Zhao Ziyang and Wu Xueqian Signatures
Zhao Ziyang and Wu Xueqian Signatures
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Zhao Ziyang and Wu Xueqian Signatures
灰白色 8.25 x 10.25 纸张上有赵紫阳（1980-1987 年中华人民共和国第三任总理）和吴学谦（1982-1988 年中华人民共和国外交部长）的中文墨水签名。 这张纸的上半部分贴有赵与另一位政客交谈的照片。 品相完好，有赵氏签名。 预先认证的PSA。
Ink signatures in Chinese of Zhao Ziyang (third premier of the PROC 1980–1987) and Wu Xueqian (foreign minister of the PROC 1982–1988) on an off-white 8.25 x 10.25 sheet. A photo of Zhao speaking with another politician is affixed to the upper half of the sheet. In fine condition, with brushing to Zhao’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2036 李先念和西德总理科尔签字照片
Li Xiannian and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph
Scarce member of the ‘Eight Elders’ signs during his first year as president
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Scarce member of the ‘Eight Elders’ signs during his first year as president
中华人民共和国第三任国家主席（1909年至1992年），任期为1983年至1988年； 被认为是中国共产党八元老之一。 李先念、赫尔穆特·科尔和另外两人在喝茶时交谈的罕见 9.5 x 7 光面照片，李先念用黑色墨水用中文签名，科尔用黑色毡尖题写给一位德国政治家，日期为 1984 年 12 月 28 日。 状况良好，轻微褪色，只剩下科尔的姓氏。 1984年10月6日至13日，科尔和他的妻子以及联邦经济合作部长尤尔根·沃恩克博士对中华人民共和国进行正式访问。这张科尔与李先念主席会见的照片拍摄于大中华区 1984 年 10 月 9 日，德国总理访问北京人民大会堂。 预先认证的PSA.
Third president of the People’s Republic of China (1909–1992) who served from 1983 to 1988; considered one of the Eight Elders of the Communist Party of China. Rare glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of Li Xiannian, Helmut Kohl, and two others conversing over tea, signed in black ink by Li Xiannian in Chinese, and inscribed in black felt tip by Kohl to a German politician, dated December 28, 1984. In fine condition, with light fading to Kohl’s last name. Kohl, his wife, and the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation, Dr. Jurgen Warnke, paid an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from October 6 to 13, 1984. This photo of Kohl’s meeting with President Li Xiannian was taken at the Large Hall of the People in Peking on October 9, 1984, a few days into the German chancellor’s visit. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2047 杨尚昆签字照片
Yang Shangkun Signed Photograph
Twice-signed photo of the spirited ‘Long March’ leader
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Twice-signed photo of the spirited ‘Long March’ leader
杨尚昆，中华人民共和国第四任国家主席（1907年至1998年），任期为1988年至1993年； 1945年至1956年担任中共中央军事委员会秘书长。9.5 x 7光面照片，正面和背面均用黑色墨水签名。 状况良好。 1998年的讣告回忆杨杨为“伟大的无产阶级革命家、政治家、军事家、坚定的马克思主义者、党、国家和人民军队的杰出领导人。”
Fourth president of the People’s Republic of China (1907–1998) who served from 1988 to 1993; also acted as the secretary-general of the CPC Central Military Commission from 1945 to 1956. Glossy 9.5 x 7 photo, signed on both the front and back in black ink in Chinese. In fine condition. Yang’s 1998 obituary recalled him as, ‘a great proletarian revolutionary, a statesman, a military strategist, a staunch Marxist, an outstanding leader of the party, the state, and the people’s army.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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#680 – December 06, 2023
Lot #99 乔布斯簽苹果公司支票
Steve Jobs Signed ‘Apple Computer Company’ Check to RadioShack (July 23, 1976)
Jobs writes a check to one of Apple’s great unsung heroes: RadioShack
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Jobs writes a check to one of Apple’s great unsung heroes: RadioShack
精美的 Apple Computer Company 支票，6 x 3，由乔布斯“Steven Jobs”填写并签名，支付给 Radio Shack，价格为 4.01 美元，1976 年 7 月 23 日。抬头为“Apple Computer Company”，支票使用 Apple 的第一个官方地址：“ 770 Welch Rd., Ste. 154, Palo Alto”——他们在著名的乔布斯家族车库外经营时使用的电话应答服务和邮件投递地点。 状况非常好。
一项有趣的检查与早期计算机繁荣时期伟大的无名英雄之一有关：RadioShack。 20 世纪最伟大的科技创新都在不同程度上归功于这家位于波士顿的电子商店。 青少年时期，史蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克 (Steve Wozniak) 在 RadioShack 的过道里闲逛了好几个小时，他攒了足够的钱购买了他们开创性的 TRS-80 微型计算机系统，并用它构建了臭名昭著的“蓝盒子”，这是一种可以长时间免费使用的非法设备。 – 长途电话。 “蓝盒子”巩固了沃兹尼亚克和乔布斯之间的首次商业合作关系，两人成功制造并销售了大约 200 个盒子，每个盒子售价 150 美元。 乔布斯后来告诉他的传记作者，如果没有沃兹尼亚克的蓝盒子，“就不会有苹果。”换句话说：如果没有 RadioShack，就不会有苹果。
1976 年夏天的这段时期，也就是苹果电脑公司成立大约四个月后，乔布斯和沃兹尼亚克正在努力开发他们的第一个产品。 尽管 Apple-1 最初被设想为由最终用户焊接在一起的套件（就像那个时代大多数发烧友计算机一样），但在加利福尼亚州山景城 The Byte Shop 的老板保罗·特雷尔 (Paul Terrell) 的要求下，Apple-1 成为了成品。 世界上第一家个人电脑商店。
Terrell 提出购买 50 台电脑，批发价为每台 500 美元，零售价为 666.66 美元，但前提是它们完全组装好。 根据这一要求，特雷尔旨在将计算机从爱好者的领域提升到一个新的高度爱好者到主流消费者的境界。 沃兹尼亚克后来正确看待特雷尔的采购订单：“这是公司历史上最大的单一事件。” 在接下来的几年里，没有什么比这更伟大、更出人意料的了。”
因此，Apple-1 是第一批完全组装的“个人”计算机之一，只需开箱即可使用一些可以从当地电子商店购买的配件（电源、外壳、键盘和显示器等）。 包括）。 在大约 10 个月的时间里，乔布斯和沃兹尼亚克总共生产了大约 200 台 Apple-1 电脑，并售出了其中 175 台。 一张由创新个人计算先驱签署的精美支票。
Exceptional Apple Computer Company check, 6 x 3, filled out and signed by Jobs, “Steven Jobs,” payable to Radio Shack for $4.01, July 23, 1976. Headed “Apple Computer Company,” the check uses Apple’s first official address at “770 Welch Rd., Ste. 154, Palo Alto”—the location of an answering service and mail drop that they used while still operating out of the famous Jobs family garage. In very fine condition.
A fascinating check related to one of the great unsung heroes of the early computer boom: RadioShack. The biggest tech innovations of the 20th century are all, in varying degrees, indebted to the Boston-based electronics store. Steve Wozniak, who spent hours roaming the aisles of RadioShack as a teenager, saved up enough money to purchase their pioneering TRS-80 Micro Computer System, which he used to build his notorious ‘blue box,’ an illegal device that could make free long-distance phone calls. The ‘blue box’ cemented the first business partnership between Wozniak and Jobs, a duo that managed to make and sell roughly 200 of the boxes for $150 each. Jobs later told his biographer that if it had not been for Wozniak’s blue boxes, ‘there wouldn’t have been an Apple.’ In other words: there wouldn’t have been an Apple if it had not been for RadioShack.
During this period in the summer of 1976, roughly four months after founding the Apple Computer Company, Jobs and Wozniak were hard at work building their first product. Though initially conceived as a kit to be soldered together by the end user—like most enthusiast computers of the era—the Apple-1 became a finished product at the behest of Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California, one of the first personal computer stores in the world. Terrell offered to buy 50 of the computers—at a wholesale price of $500 a piece, to retail at $666.66—but only if they came fully assembled. With this request, Terrell aimed to elevate the computer from the domain of the hobbyist/enthusiast to the realm of the mainstream consumer. Wozniak later placed Terrell’s purchase order in perspective: ‘That was the biggest single episode in all of the company’s history. Nothing in subsequent years was so great and so unexpected.’
Thus, the Apple-1 was one of the first completely assembled ‘personal’ computers that simply worked out of the box with a few accessories that could be purchased from a local electronics store (a power supply, case, keyboard, and monitor were not included). All together, over a span of 10 months or so, Jobs and Wozniak produced about 200 Apple-1 computers and sold 175 of them. A superb check signed by the innovative personal computing pioneer.
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#680 – December 06, 2023
Lot #458 李小龙签字振藩截拳道国术会员卡
Bruce Lee Signed Membership Card for the First Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute – PSA GEM MT 10
Signed membership card for Bruce Lee’s first gung fu school
Sold For: $19,899
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Estimate: $10000+
Description
振藩功夫，又叫振藩国术、振藩拳法，后期又称做“振藩拳道”（实际上已是创立初期的截拳道）。众所周知，李小龙宗师本名叫李振藩，“李小龙”只是他在香港拍电影做童星时起的艺名。因此，从在西雅图开设第一间武馆起李小龙便用自己的本名将武馆命名振藩国术馆(JunFanGung-FuInstitute），而把自己传授给学生的武术体系命名振藩功夫(JunFanGung-Fu，简称JunFan），有中华民族，龙的传人威震藩邦、扬威海外之意.（注：JunFan是李小龙按振藩二字的汉语广东话发音拼写的英文拼音.另，李小龙把功夫二字拼作Gung-Fu，与海外武术界常见的拼法Kung-Fu略有不同.这里请读者注意。）由于李小龙是一位求真务实，不断开拓进取的武术家，旅居美国的12年中，始终坚持一边自己研究、锻炼、提高，一边将不断发展进化的武术体系传授给学生。因此，振藩功夫不是一个一成不变的武术体系，而是一个不断发展进化，不断自我完善的，生机勃勃的武道哲艺进程.创立之初的振藩功夫主要是经李小龙改进的咏春拳技术（当时尚传授小念头、寻桥、标指等咏春拳套路，以及单、双黏手木人桩等训练内容）、中国南北两派的一些拳法精华和三节棍、长棍、长枪等传统兵器；中后期的“振藩功夫”又有了很大改变，废除了咏春传统套路，而保留了咏春实战精华散手和黏手、木人桩等训练内容，在咏春拳原有的定步黏手基础上又增加了活步黏手，并进一小丰富和充实了木人桩技法。同时，开始广泛吸收拳击、击剑、空手道、跆拳道、泰拳和柔道等世界流派武技之精华，实际上，已是发展和完善了的“振藩”与创立初期的“截拳道”的混合体。由于李小龙的武道哲艺进程是一个连续不断、密不可分的过程，因此，在“振藩功夫”与“截拳道”之间并没有一道二分明显的分界线。今天，我们圈内人士都把1964年李小龙对三藩市功夫教头黄泽文的一场实战比武视做从“振藩”到“截拳道”的转折点。1964年8月，美国加州三藩市（旧金山）。李小龙由于坚持传授异族学员中国武术（振藩功夫），受到当地保守的国术界的最后通牒，被迫接受挑战，与一名来自香港的华人武师黄泽文恶战一场。两人各使传统武术，交起手来均感打得十分别扭。李小龙虽经硬拼顽强取胜，却赢得很不痛快。一场本应几秒钟便结束的战斗，却拖拖沓沓打了几十秒钟才将对手“搞掂”。这远不是他理想中快打速胜的结果。这场比武，导致李小龙对传统武术的套路技术深刻彻底地反思，最终抛弃了套路，创造出无固定技术动作、无套路形式的“截拳道”。与此同时，李小龙还邀出席了1964年度长堤“国际空手道锦标大赛”，并结识了“美国空手道之父”埃德.帕克、“美国跆拳道之父”李俊九、“空手道擂台悍将”罗礼士、“菲律宾魔杖大师”伊鲁山度、柔术大师威利.杰伊“美国柔道之父”吉恩.勒贝尔等一大批武坛顶尖的名家高手，与他们互相交流、切磋、学习，大大丰富了自己的武术体系，为“截拳道”的诞生铺平了道路。在“截拳道”创立初期，考虑到其武术与哲学体系尚未发展完善，李小龙并没有马上向自己的学生及外界公开这一名称，而是仍把它称做“振藩功夫”或“振藩拳道”，直至3年以后的1967年才正式宣布“截拳道”的诞生。
概念派截拳道踢拳、地面绞杀，冷兵格斗、现实综合运用为主要内容，提倡模拟综合格斗训练。
包括截拳道特殊训练器械、沙包、木人桩、防护靶等等，从而在截拳道训练课程中进行带氧及无氧运动。各类型的截拳道能锻炼出具有力量感的体型外，更能锻炼你的思想、体能、胆量、集中力、意志力、自卫力、以及不同的搏击格斗技巧及目标等，概念截拳道亦是一种最佳时尚的搏击、健身运动，能够令你变成一个力量、心智外型一流的人。
学会如何运用截拳道的拳、脚、肘、膝、摔、锁、拿等格斗技术之后，能感受到一个格斗高手的愉悦心态和突破生理极限美妙。概念截拳道训练课程──全面学习振藩截拳道初、中、高级实战搏击技法，改良派咏春拳，自由搏击（踢拳）全部课程和混合格斗地面（柔术）技术以及截拳道高级哲学理论知识。
未来发展
截拳道分成了两派，概念派和原始派。我们今天国内看到的，多数是原始派也就是振藩武术和后期截拳道。
所谓概念派，也就是不教授招式为主，而是通过不同体系所使用的技术来启发练习者完善自我，吸收对自己有用的，去掉对自己没有用的部分。更接近于格斗的本质。
截拳道的真实意义在于启发练习者完善自我，发掘自身的特点，认识问题的本质，通过手指（招式）看到月亮（招式背后的实际用途和本质）
Signed membership card for Bruce Lee’s first gung fu school
Unissued ‘blue stripe’ student membership card for Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute of Seattle, Washington, 3.75 x 2.5, signed at the bottom as president in bold black ink, “Bruce Lee.” In fine condition, with an old tape stain on the back. This card was given directly by Bruce Lee to Herb Jackson, a close friend, student, and confidant of Lee who took an active role in improving Lee’s training equipment. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as “GEM MT 10.” Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Jackson’s son, Mark Ashton-Jackson, in part: “This item was given to my father Herb Jackson as a gift from Bruce Lee in and around 1968.” A superb example of this sought-after membership card that represents the first instance of a “GEM MT 10” that we have ever offered.
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Lot #64 Joseph Stalin Autograph Letter Signed to His Children
斯大林手札（写给女儿和朋友 20封）
斯大林手札（写给女儿和朋友 20封）
Sold For: $22,134 *Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $8000+
Description
The Soviet dictator sends “sweets” to his children, a letter published in his daughter’s autobiography, Twenty Letters to a Friend
罕见的西里尔字母 ALS，署名“塞坦卡秘书 J. 斯大林”，一页，6.5 x 9.5，1935 年 4 月 18 日。约瑟夫·斯大林用红铅笔写的一封俏皮的手写信，他写给他的孩子们“Vasya”，他的孩子们。 14 岁的儿子瓦西里和他 9 岁的女儿斯维特兰娜“Setanks”。 这封信暗示了他的共产主义背景，全文如下（翻译）：“我寄给你糖果，这是你母亲从第比利斯（斯大林的故乡，他学习神学的故乡）的祖母那里收到的。 把他们分成等份，请不要打架。 你可以随意享用任何你想要的东西。” 状况良好。 斯维特兰娜在她 1967 年的自传《给朋友的二十封信》中发表了这封信。 苏联总书记罕见的“温柔一面”。
Rare ALS in Cyrillic, signed “Secretary of Setanka, J. Stalin,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, April 18, 1935. A playful handwritten letter in red pencil from Joseph Stalin, who writes to his children, “Vasya,” his 14-year-old son, Vasily, and “Setanks,” his nine-year-old daughter, Svetlana. The letter, which hints at his Communist background, in full (translated): “I send you sweets, which were received by your mother from Grandmother from Tiflis [Stalin’s old home where he studied theology]. Divide them in equal parts, please no fighting. You can make a treat of whatever you want.” In fine condition. Svetlana published this letter in her 1967 autobiography, Twenty Letters to a Friend. A seldom-seen ‘soft side’ of the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
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Fine Autograph and Artifacts
#680 – December 06, 2023 Fine Autograph and Artifacts
Lot #225 日本海军上将 井上 良馨 签字照片
Inoue Yoshika Signed Photograph
Sold For: $275
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Estimate: $200+
Description
井上良馨（いのうえよしか、1845年12月1日-1929年3月22日），日本德川幕府末期～明治时代的军人。官至元帅海军大将、从一位、大勋位、功二级、子爵。萨摩国（现鹿儿岛县）出身。
日本明治时期日本帝国海军职业海军军官和海军上将（1845-1929），曾担任日本帝国海军学院第一任校长。 罕见的 5 x 7.25 内阁照片，照片上 Yoshika 穿着令人印象深刻的军装，背面签名并刻有日文字符（翻译）：“赠予海军少将 Fredericky Rawselsoo 阁下，海军上将 Baron Inoue Yoshika，拍摄于 1901 年 8 月。” 由东京的 Riyou Maruki 出版。 状况良好。 吉香海军上将无法阅读或说英语，他将这张照片题字给海军上将弗雷德里克·罗杰斯，这张照片签署时罗杰斯在日本，担任太平洋地区最高海军军官（亚洲分舰队司令）。 1901 年 7 月 14 日，马修·C·佩里 (Matthew C. Perry) 的孙子罗杰斯代表美国参加了位于日本久里滨的祖父纪念碑落成仪式，以纪念 1854 年马修·C·佩里 (Matthew C. Perry) 签署的《神奈川条约》。 该条约开启了日本与西方之间的贸易。
Career naval officer and admiral (1845-1929) in the Imperial Japanese Navy during Meiji-period Japan, who served as the first Commandant of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. Rare 5 x 7.25 cabinet photo of Yoshika in his impressive military uniform, signed and inscribed on the reverse in Japanese characters (translated): “Presented to his Excellency Rear Admiral Fredericky Rawselsoo, Admiral Baron Inoue Yoshika, Shot in August 1901.” Published by Riyou Maruki of Tokyo. In fine condition.
Admiral Yoshika, who could not read or speak English, inscribed this photo to Admiral Frederick Rodgers, who at the time this photo was signed was in Japan as the top naval officer in the Pacific (Commander of the Asiatic Squadron). On July 14, 1901, Rodgers, who was the grandson of Matthew C. Perry, represented the U.S. at the dedication of his grandfather’s monument in Kurihama, Japan, to commemorate the Kanagawa Treaty of 1854, which was signed by Matthew C. Perry. This treaty initiated trade between Japan and the West.
Fine Autograph and Artifacts
#680 – December 06, 2023
Lot #238 丘吉尔书信
Winston Churchill Typed Letter Signed
Sold For: $3,750 *Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $3000+
Description
TLS 签署“您诚挚的，温斯顿·S·丘吉尔”，一页，7.5 x 9.5，唐宁街 10 号信笺，1953 年 12 月 13 日。致比利时政治家安德烈·德·斯塔克的信全文：“既然我从百慕大回来了，我想 告诉你我是多么珍惜你在我生日那天送给我的独特而具有历史意义的奖章。请接受我热烈的谢意。很高兴在聚会上见到你。克莱米和我向你致以良好的祝愿 ”。 他添加了一份手写的附言，全文缩写为“W.C.”：“P.S. 伊斯梅认为，如果我们在不久的将来进行一次会谈，这可能是一件好事。问问他吧。” 状况良好。
TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street letterhead, December 13, 1953. Letter to Belgian politician André de Staercke, in full: “Now that I have returned from Bermuda I want to tell you how much I cherish the unique and historic medal which you were so good as to give me on my birthday. Please accept my warm thanks. It was so nice to see you at the party. Clemmie and I send you our good wishes.” He adds a handwritten postscript, initialed “W.C.,” in full: “P.S. Ismay thought it might be a good thing if we had a talk in the near future. Ask him about it.” In fine condition.
参考：Remarkable Rarities Auction
#445 – January 22, 2015
Lot #2156 1978 乔布斯签字商业投资文件 Steve Jobs Twice-signed Document
Exceptionally rare 1978 Oregon business venture document
Sold For: $25,000 *Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $0+
Description
Exceptionally rare 1978 Oregon business venture document
DS，两次签名的“史蒂文·乔布斯”，八页，8.5 x 11，1978 年 8 月 17 日。乔布斯和罗伯特·弗里德兰之间的合作协议，营业地点位于“俄勒冈州麦克明维尔市 472 号信箱 2 号”。 该八条文件包括针对业务目的的规定，“合伙企业应从事投资业务，特别包括但不限于房地产投资，以及从事类似性质或与之相关的其他业务， 经合作伙伴同意。” 其他条款包括出资、损益、管理、合伙企业以及合伙企业的解散。 第七页上有乔布斯用蓝色圆珠笔签名“史蒂文·乔布斯”和弗里德兰“罗伯特。 弗里德兰先生。” 第八页标有“证据 A”，也有乔布斯和弗里德兰的签名，并列出了该公司在俄勒冈州的一处 170 英亩的地产。 文件仍装订在其原始合法文件夹中。 状况良好，文档有预期磨损。 附有 PSA 的完整真实证明信。
在成为亿万富翁商业大亨之前，乔布斯遇到了里德学院魅力十足的学生会主席弗里德兰，并立即被迷住了。 尽管这位未来的 Mac 天才在六个月后从里德学院退学，开始与苹果联合创始人史蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克 (Steve Wozniak) 一起开发计算机，但他仍然与弗里德兰 (Friedland) 一起度过了大量时间，前往印度进行精神之旅，并在他的公共农场和苹果园工作 麦克明斯维尔附近； 许多账户，包括来自沃兹尼亚克的账户，都将苹果的名字归因于乔布斯在果园工作的时间。 这份极其罕见且有趣的文件证实了两位年轻企业家之间密切联系的说法。 随着 Apple II 于 1977 年上市并取得成功，并为历史上最成功的 IPO 之一做好准备，到 1980 年，乔布斯几乎完全与弗里德兰保持距离。真实签名的史蒂夫·乔布斯材料极其困难。 这份经过两次签署的文件与他一生中的一位重要人物有着极其重要的联系，是极其罕见的。 预认证约翰·雷兹尼科夫。
DS, twice-signed “Steven Jobs,” eight pages, 8.5 x 11, August 17, 1978. Partnership agreement between Jobs and Robert Friedland for a place of business located at “Rt 2, Box 472, McMinnville, Oregon.” The eight-article document includes provision for the purpose of the business, “The partnership shall engage in the business of investments, including particularly but not being limited to real estate investments, and in such other business of a similar nature or related thereto as shall be agreed upon by the partners.” Other articles include capital contributions, profits and losses, management, their partnership, and the dissolution of the partnership. Signed on page seven in blue ballpoint by Jobs, “Steven Jobs,” and Friedland, “Robt. M. Friedland.” The eighth page, labeled “Exhibit A,” is also signed by Jobs and Friedland, and lists a 170-acre property in Oregon for the business. Document is still stapled into its original legal folder. In fine condition, with expected document wear. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.
Before they became billionaire business tycoons, Jobs met Friedland, the charismatic student body president at Reed College, and was instantly captivated. Though the future Mac genius dropped out of Reed after six months to begin developing computers with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, he continued to spend a great deal of time with Friedland, taking spiritual trips to India and working on his communal farm and apple orchard near McMinnsville; numerous accounts, including one from Wozniak, have attributed the Apple name to Jobs’s time working in the orchard. This extremely rare and intriguing document solidifies claims of the strong connection between the two young entrepreneurs. With the success of the Apple II, which hit the market in 1977, and preparation for what would become one of the most successful IPOs in history, Jobs had almost completely distanced himself from Friedland by 1980. Authentically signed Steve Jobs material is exceedingly hard to find, and this twice-signed document, incredibly substantial and significant in its connection to a major figure in his life, is of the utmost rarity. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
参考：Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
Dates: #676 – Ended October 11, 2023
Lot #151 乔布斯签署的房地产文件（土地投资）
Steve Jobs Signed Real Estate Document for Yamhill County, Oregon (Home to Original ‘Apple’ Orchard)
“steven jobs” purchases land in Yamhill County, Oregon—home to the original ‘Apple’ orchard
Sold For: $13,791
*Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $10000+
Description
“steven jobs” purchases land in Yamhill County, Oregon—home to the original ‘Apple’ orchard
DS, signed “steven jobs,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, February 5, 1979. Corrected memorandum agreement pertaining to the sale of “certain real premises situated in Yamhill County, Oregon,” made one year earlier by Gene R. Stephenson, Lucy M. Stephenson, and Marjorie Bederman, to Steve Jobs for $150,000. The document corrects an “error in the description of the real premises” previously recorded. The first page is signed in ballpoint by Steve Jobs and countersigned by the sellers; the second page is notarized three times, with Jobs also making a handwritten amendment to the date, “March 15,” and penning his initials in the margin, “s.j.” The third page, headed “Schedule A,” offers the revised and corrected description of the tract of land. Stapled into its original blue legal folder. In fine condition, with a light stain to the top of the first page, and creasing, tears, and losses to the bottom of the inconsequential attached “Schedule A.”
Though today he is most closely associated with Cupertino and Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs came of age in Oregon: he enrolled in Portland’s Reed College for the fall semester in 1972, but dropped out after just six months to preserve his parents’ meager funds. However, he hung around campus for a year and a half to audit creative courses, including classes on Shakespeare, dance, and calligraphy—these would help to shape his artistic worldview that influenced the innovation of the Macintosh computer. In his 2005 Stanford commencement speech, Jobs recalled: ‘If I had never dropped in on that single calligraphy course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts.’
While at Reed, Jobs met and befriended Robert Friedland—now a billionaire financier—who was serving as the charismatic undergraduate student body president. Friedland served as the caretaker of an apple orchard south of Portland near McMinnville—the largest city in Yamhill County—which he turned into a commune called All One Farm. Jobs spent a great deal of time at the commune, and numerous accounts (including one from Steve Wozniak), attribute Apple Computer’s name to Jobs’s time working in the Yamhill County orchard. As the company began to achieve success—the Apple II was introduced in 1977 and became an overwhelming success—Jobs sought to diversify his investment portfolio, and purchased land near the place where he found his greatest inspiration.
参考：RR Auction
#680 – Fine Autograph and Artifacts
December 06, 2023
Lot #95 爱因斯坦烟斗
Albert Einstein’s London-Made Calabash Pipe
Albert Einstein’s curvy calabash pipe, originally sold by Charles Hamilton Galleries in 1970
Sold For: $11,110
*Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $4000+
Description
Albert Einstein’s curvy calabash pipe, originally sold by Charles Hamilton Galleries in 1970
阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦最初的葫芦烟斗尺寸约为 5 英寸 x 4 英寸 x 2.25 英寸，配有大型象牙色海泡石和带有伦敦制造商标记的可拆卸深棕色烟嘴。 状况良好，有一般使用磨损。 查尔斯·汉密尔顿画廊 (Charles Hamilton Galleries) 1970 年 6 月 5 日的拍卖清单显示爱因斯坦的作品，其中还包括该作品的剪报。 还包括打印的身份证和 Charles Hamilton Galleries, Inc. 原装信封。
爱因斯坦因抽烟斗而闻名——除了他凌乱的头发之外，也许没有什么比他的烟斗更能代表他的形象了。 即使在后来的几年里，当他按照医生的嘱咐限制吸烟时，他也不忍心放弃触觉体验——他会无烟地将碗捧在手中，或者在牙齿之间咬紧茎，同时进行最深入的思考。 据报道，1950 年加入蒙特利尔烟斗俱乐部时，他说：“我相信，吸烟斗有助于对所有人类事务做出冷静和客观的判断。”
Albert Einstein’s original calabash pipe, measuring approximately 5″ x 4″ x 2.25″, with a large ivory-colored meerschaum and detachable dark brown mouthpiece bearing a London maker’s mark. In fine condition, with general wear from use. Attributed to Einstein by a Charles Hamilton Galleries auction listing of June 5, 1970, a clipping of which is included. Also includes a typed identification card and the original Charles Hamilton Galleries, Inc. envelope.
Einstein was well-known for his pipe smoking—other than his messy hair, there may be no more characteristic element of his image than his pipe. Even in later years when he curbed his tobacco use on doctor’s orders, he could not bear to give up the tactile experience—he would smokelessly cradle the bowl in hand or clench the stem between his teeth while he did his deepest thinking. Upon joining the Montreal Pipe Smokers Club in 1950, he reportedly said: ‘I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgment in all human affairs.’
参考：RR Auction
#617 Remarkable Rarities
September 25, 2021
Lot #8019 爱因斯坦烟斗一组（9）
Albert Einstein’s (9) Pipes and Menorah Pipe Holder
Significant collection of Einstein’s pipes, found in his Princeton home
Sold For: $125,000 *Includes Buyers Premium
Estimate: $50000+
Description
Significant collection of Einstein’s pipes, found in his Princeton home
收藏了九支阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的烟斗，其中一个犹太烛台风格的木制烟斗可容纳八支。 管道尺寸从 4? 到12？ 长度较长，大多数以石南木碗为特色。 虽然大多数都很漂亮，但形式简单，但有两个很有装饰性——一个有雕刻的猫头鹰图案（可能是作为礼物送给爱因斯坦的，象征着他的智慧），另一个白色的烟斗有一个有趣的脚踢球的设计。 木制支架，尺寸为 8.5？ x 4.75？ x 7?，有灵活的插槽来支撑八根管子的茎，并且类似于烛台的形状——这是对爱因斯坦遗产的独特而有趣的致敬。 总体状况非常好到良好，但因使用而有不同程度的磨损。
爱因斯坦因抽烟斗而闻名——除了他凌乱的头发之外，也许没有什么比他的烟斗更能代表他的形象了。 即使在后来的几年里，当他按照医生的嘱咐限制吸烟时，他也不忍心放弃触觉体验——他会无烟地将碗捧在手中，或者在牙齿之间咬紧茎，同时进行最深入的思考。 据报道，1950 年加入蒙特利尔烟斗俱乐部时，他说：“我相信，吸烟斗有助于对所有人类事务做出冷静和客观的判断。”
附有现任所有者的出处信，全文如下：“我的父亲于 1969 年至 1995 年间受雇于新泽西州普林斯顿高等研究院 (IAS)，担任 IAS 所拥有房地产的看管人。其中一些房产 位于 Mercer Street、Battle Road、Olden Lane、Maxwell Lane 等地，当这些房屋空置时，他必须清理这些房屋，并为下一位教授搬入做好准备。那是在 20 世纪 80 年代中期，当他带着这些房子回家时 “烟斗收藏和类似烛台的木制烟斗架。我父亲在我们的客厅里建了一个架子来展示烟斗和烟斗架。我父母去世后，我不得不清理他们的家，我保留了烟斗。”
阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦 (Albert Einstein) 从 1935 年到 1955 年去世期间一直住在新泽西州普林斯顿默瑟街 112 号，当时他受雇于高等研究院。 他的继女，雕塑家玛戈特·爱因斯坦 (Margot Einstein) 一直住在这所房子里，直到 1986 年去世。 想必这时候房子已经被清理干净了。
Remarkable collection of nine of Albert Einstein’s pipes, with a Jewish menorah-style wooden pipe stand for eight. Pipes measure from 4? to 12? in length, with most featuring briar wood bowls. While the majority are handsome but simple in form, two are quite decorative—one has a carved owl design (perhaps given to Einstein as a gift symbolizing his wisdom), and another white pipe features an intriguing design of a foot kicking a ball. The wooden holder, measuring 8.5? x 4.75? x 7?, has flexible slots to support the stems of eight pipes, and resembles the form of a menorah—a unique and interesting homage to Einstein’s heritage. In overall very good to fine condition, with varying degrees of wear from use.
Einstein was well-known for his pipe smoking—other than his messy hair, there may be no more characteristic element of his image than his pipe. Even in later years when he curbed his tobacco use on doctor’s orders, he could not bear to give up the tactile experience—he would smokelessly cradle the bowl in hand or clench the stem between his teeth while he did his deepest thinking. Upon joining the Montreal Pipe Smokers Club in 1950, he reportedly said: ‘I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgment in all human affairs.’
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the present owner, in full: “My father was employed at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton NJ as a caretaker of real estate properties owned by IAS from 1969 to 1995. Some of these properties were located on Mercer Street, Battle Road, Olden Lane, Maxwell Lane and others when these houses became vacant he would have to clean and prepare them for the next professor to move in. It was in the mid 1980’s when he came home with the this pipe collection and the menorah-like wooden pipe stand. My father had built a shelf in our living room to display the pipes and stand. After both my parents had passed on, I had to clean out their home and I kept the pipes.”
Albert Einstein lived at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey, from 1935 until his death in 1955, while employed by the Institute for Advanced Study. His stepdaughter, the sculptor Margot Einstein, remained in the house until her death in 1986; it was presumably at this time that the house was cleaned out.
