{"product_id":"early-wright-brothers-check-signed-by-orville","title":"Early Wright Brothers Check Signed By Orville.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal bank check signed by Orville Wright, dated November 9, 1917, for the amount of $14.50. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe check is made payable to L. E. Custer, who was Levitt Luzern Custer, a Dayton-area inventor, aviator, and one of Orville Wright's closest personal friends. Custer was a notable figure in early aviation history: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollaboration: He worked with Orville on various projects and served as an official timer for flight trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInventions: He was an accomplished inventor himself, creating devices like the statoscope (an instrument for measuring small changes in air pressure) and various amusement park rides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnection: Their friendship lasted for decades, with Custer famously expressing a \"keen personal loss\" upon Orville's passing in 1948. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck Details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBank: The check was drawn on The Winters National Bank in Dayton, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52263589642522,"sku":"EB-327129687339","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_c106be02-64a4-4bae-ae57-e6ebae4440d9.jpg?v=1779367191","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/early-wright-brothers-check-signed-by-orville","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}