Jun 15, 2023 - Sale 2641

Sale 2641 - Lot 25

Price Realized: $ 6,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
PURCHASED ARMS MAKER BOFORS: "I HAVE LONG WANTED TO HAVE A CANNON WORKSHOP" (BUSINESS.) NOBEL, ALFRED. Autograph Letter Signed, "Alfred," to his brother Robert, in Swedish, explaining that he was not able to go to Stockholm or Getå, suggesting that he ought to have just left from Sanremo [Italy] despite his illness, expressing frustration at having lost the lawsuit in London [brought by his Explosives Company against Frederick Abel and James Dwar for infringement of the company's patent on the explosive "cordite"], explaining that the purchase of Bofors was necessary to continue the development of his industry, promising to return to Sweden in the spring and, in a postscript, inquiring about the date of a wedding and apologizing for not having written on a larger sheet. "Bofors" [Karlskoga], 20 February [circa 1895]
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". . . We lost the vile lawsuit in London, as you know: the company will not be giving up the ghost as a consequence, but it will have lost a large part of its spirit, and since it lives on blast (explosive blast), the matter is serious enough. . . .
". . . . As you know, a long time ago I almost bought Bofors. I have long wanted to have a cannon workshop because it is absolutely necessary for the development of things in my industry. But the purchase of Bofors's shares with the associated agreements has forced me to go on a winter trip for several nights . . . ."