Sold for:
$660
$660
Airships, Ephemera, From the Car of Andrews' Flying-Ship, a Souvenir of her Trial Trip , 25 May 1866. Advertising flyer, printed on mid-weight stock, with the slogan: Tempus Fugit. Tempore Fugit Homo!! printed in an arc at the top, a large wood engraving of the aircraft beneath, slightly browned, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4. Dr. Solomon Andrews (1806-1872) of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, flew his dirigible, the Aereon , up Fifth Avenue in New York City for the first time on May 25, 1866. He threw these cards down to the onlookers below.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
