1904 Orville Wright Signed Check Wright Cycle Company
Rare 1904 Wright Cycle Company Check Signed by Orville Wright
Original Winters National Bank check issued in Dayton, Ohio on December 22, 1904, bearing the signature of Orville Wright on behalf of the Wright Cycle Company.
This document dates from the pivotal period immediately following the Wright Brothers' historic first powered flight of December 1903. The Wright Cycle Company bicycle business provided the financial foundation that enabled Wilbur and Orville Wright to conduct the experiments that led to the invention of powered flight.
Details:
Date: December 22, 1904
Bank: Winters National Bank, Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $43.25
Payee: J. S. Whitmore
Signed: Wright Cycle Co. / Orville Wright
Reverse endorsements and bank transit markings present
Historic Dayton aviation association
Condition:
Original circulated condition with folds, handling wear, filing punch, endorsements, and bank cancellation markings consistent with age and business use.
An outstanding early Wright Brothers-era financial document from the formative years of aviation history.
Rare 1904 Wright Cycle Company Check Signed by Orville Wright
Original Winters National Bank check issued in Dayton, Ohio on December 22, 1904, bearing the signature of Orville Wright on behalf of the Wright Cycle Company.
This document dates from the pivotal period immediately following the Wright Brothers' historic first powered flight of December 1903. The Wright Cycle Company bicycle business provided the financial foundation that enabled Wilbur and Orville Wright to conduct the experiments that led to the invention of powered flight.
Details:
Date: December 22, 1904
Bank: Winters National Bank, Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $43.25
Payee: J. S. Whitmore
Signed: Wright Cycle Co. / Orville Wright
Reverse endorsements and bank transit markings present
Historic Dayton aviation association
Condition:
Original circulated condition with folds, handling wear, filing punch, endorsements, and bank cancellation markings consistent with age and business use.
An outstanding early Wright Brothers-era financial document from the formative years of aviation history.
