Jun 12 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2708 -

Sale 2708 - Lot 32

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(AUTOMOTIVE.) Stockholder prospectus for the "Liquid Air, Power & Automobile Co. of Boston." Several illustrations. 16 pages. 4to, 10 x 7¾ inches, original printed wrappers, moderate wear and soiling; vertical fold, some leaves coming detached, a bit of rust at staples; printed in red and black. No place, circa 1899
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An early illustrated manual for an automobile powered by "liquid air." The company was launched in 1899 and owned a large factory in Cambridge, MA. They produced a working prototype but folded in 1902. This brochure announces with confidence: "Liquid Air as applied by the inventions of this company will eclipse steam, electricity, and all other motive powers." The fuel "can be secured from the earth's atmosphere at a nominal cost." Some of the patent drawings and technical explanations are included if anyone cares to retrace their steps.

The stock price is listed at $4.00 per share; the company's newspaper advertisements in the Boston newspapers announced that the price was increasing to $4.00 on 16 September 1899, and had risen to $5.00 by April 1900. One in OCLC (University of Michigan).

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