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Auction archive: Lot number 185

TELEVISION – JOHN LOGIE BAIRD

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£21,600
ca. US$35,021
Auction archive: Lot number 185

TELEVISION – JOHN LOGIE BAIRD

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£21,600
ca. US$35,021
Beschreibung:

Papers of A.W. Weston, employed by John Logie Baird and his business partner Captain Oliver Hutchinson to edit Television: The world's first television journal. A monthly magazine devoted to the interests and progress of the science of seeing by wire and wireless, comprising an autograph article by Baird himself, with letters to Weston by Baird, Ronald F. Tiltman and others, photographs of Baird, proofs and mock-ups of the first of the number of the magazine, etc; as follows: (i) Autograph article by Baird, written for the inaugural issue of Television, describing the first transmission of a human being by television, 2 pages, on ruled paper, pin-stain and slight foxing, 4to, [late 1927] (ii) Typed letter signed by Baird ("J.L. Baird/ Director") and his business partner Oliver Hutchinson, confirming that they will pay Weston 5% for all capital introduced to Television Limited, one page, headed paper, 4to, Television Ltd., Motograph House, Upper St Martin's Lane, London, 17 August 1926 (iii) Typed letter signed by Baird ("John L Baird"), thanking Weston for the journal "with article on Television, which is very good", one page, headed paper, 4to, Baird Television Development Company, Limited, Long Acre, London, 2 May 1929 (iv) Autograph letter signed by Baird ("John L. Baird"), discussing his patents, television companies and trade marks ("...I do not know of any legal reason against using 'The Baird Televisor' but I think it might be better to bring out a new Mark and register it..."), 2 pages, 8vo, Sydenham, 13 September 1943 (v) Weston's retained carbon of his letter to Baird's business partner Oliver Hutchinson of "Messrs Television Ltd", confirming "the verbal agreement which you made with me last evening to be appointed Editor of 'Television' at 16 Guineas per issue", one page, on flimsy paper, creased, 4to, 15 September 1927 (vi) Nine typed letters signed by Ronald F. Tiltman, Assistant Editor of Television, discussing articles ("...I had a few minutes with Capt Hutchinson this evening. Apparently the only thing now causing delay is the preparation of the six page section giving construction details of the transmitter..."), illustrations, proofs, photographs and writing paper, and suggesting that "it would arouse great interest in the subject and so help the paper if it could be arranged for Mr Baird to stage some fairly public demonstration of some sort just in publication week, anything that would get a mention in the daily papers"; with a sheet of suggestions headed "Proof of January 'Television'" and another headed "Amendments to Prof Cheshire's Article in No 1 of 'Television'", 11 pages, some foxing to enclosed sheets, 4to, West Kensington Mansions, 16 September to 5 December 1927 (vii) A pasted-up sheet of copy for the magazine, illustrating the apparatus and 'Television Terms Defined', one sheet, 4to (viii) Miscellaneous memoranda etc., including a list of names, such as Marconi, Baird, Lodge and Selfridge. [to provide testimonials in the first issue], a roneo'd note on the apparatus "Lent by Messrs. Television Ltd" to the Science Museum, and three sample sheets of headed Television writing-paper (ix) Photographs of Baird, comprising a 'New, unpublished photo, taken Sept 1927' showing Baird and Tiltman with the 'Televisor', with Tiltman's roneo'd captions on reverse [by A. Spencer, bromide print], a photograph of Baird and the wireless pioneer Sir Oliver Lodge before the 'Noctovisor', and one of Baird with Dr Clarence Tierney before the 'Noctovisor', both photographs with Leeds agency stamps on reverse [both taken at the meeting of the British Association at Leeds in 1927 where Baird demonstrated his infra-red 'noctovision'] (x) Set of seven proofs and dummies for the first issue of Television, in a folder marked in crayon "'Television'/ First Copies", comprising a mock-up entirely in pencil; a printed proof without cover; a blank dummy with cover (contents left blank); a blank dummy with cover (contents written b

Auction archive: Lot number 185
Auction:
Datum:
7 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Papers of A.W. Weston, employed by John Logie Baird and his business partner Captain Oliver Hutchinson to edit Television: The world's first television journal. A monthly magazine devoted to the interests and progress of the science of seeing by wire and wireless, comprising an autograph article by Baird himself, with letters to Weston by Baird, Ronald F. Tiltman and others, photographs of Baird, proofs and mock-ups of the first of the number of the magazine, etc; as follows: (i) Autograph article by Baird, written for the inaugural issue of Television, describing the first transmission of a human being by television, 2 pages, on ruled paper, pin-stain and slight foxing, 4to, [late 1927] (ii) Typed letter signed by Baird ("J.L. Baird/ Director") and his business partner Oliver Hutchinson, confirming that they will pay Weston 5% for all capital introduced to Television Limited, one page, headed paper, 4to, Television Ltd., Motograph House, Upper St Martin's Lane, London, 17 August 1926 (iii) Typed letter signed by Baird ("John L Baird"), thanking Weston for the journal "with article on Television, which is very good", one page, headed paper, 4to, Baird Television Development Company, Limited, Long Acre, London, 2 May 1929 (iv) Autograph letter signed by Baird ("John L. Baird"), discussing his patents, television companies and trade marks ("...I do not know of any legal reason against using 'The Baird Televisor' but I think it might be better to bring out a new Mark and register it..."), 2 pages, 8vo, Sydenham, 13 September 1943 (v) Weston's retained carbon of his letter to Baird's business partner Oliver Hutchinson of "Messrs Television Ltd", confirming "the verbal agreement which you made with me last evening to be appointed Editor of 'Television' at 16 Guineas per issue", one page, on flimsy paper, creased, 4to, 15 September 1927 (vi) Nine typed letters signed by Ronald F. Tiltman, Assistant Editor of Television, discussing articles ("...I had a few minutes with Capt Hutchinson this evening. Apparently the only thing now causing delay is the preparation of the six page section giving construction details of the transmitter..."), illustrations, proofs, photographs and writing paper, and suggesting that "it would arouse great interest in the subject and so help the paper if it could be arranged for Mr Baird to stage some fairly public demonstration of some sort just in publication week, anything that would get a mention in the daily papers"; with a sheet of suggestions headed "Proof of January 'Television'" and another headed "Amendments to Prof Cheshire's Article in No 1 of 'Television'", 11 pages, some foxing to enclosed sheets, 4to, West Kensington Mansions, 16 September to 5 December 1927 (vii) A pasted-up sheet of copy for the magazine, illustrating the apparatus and 'Television Terms Defined', one sheet, 4to (viii) Miscellaneous memoranda etc., including a list of names, such as Marconi, Baird, Lodge and Selfridge. [to provide testimonials in the first issue], a roneo'd note on the apparatus "Lent by Messrs. Television Ltd" to the Science Museum, and three sample sheets of headed Television writing-paper (ix) Photographs of Baird, comprising a 'New, unpublished photo, taken Sept 1927' showing Baird and Tiltman with the 'Televisor', with Tiltman's roneo'd captions on reverse [by A. Spencer, bromide print], a photograph of Baird and the wireless pioneer Sir Oliver Lodge before the 'Noctovisor', and one of Baird with Dr Clarence Tierney before the 'Noctovisor', both photographs with Leeds agency stamps on reverse [both taken at the meeting of the British Association at Leeds in 1927 where Baird demonstrated his infra-red 'noctovision'] (x) Set of seven proofs and dummies for the first issue of Television, in a folder marked in crayon "'Television'/ First Copies", comprising a mock-up entirely in pencil; a printed proof without cover; a blank dummy with cover (contents left blank); a blank dummy with cover (contents written b

Auction archive: Lot number 185
Auction:
Datum:
7 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
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