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Ernest Rutherford and James Chadwick Document Signed

Rare dual-signed document from Nobel Prize-winning scientists Rutherford and Chadwick

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Rare dual-signed document from Nobel Prize-winning scientists Rutherford and Chadwick

Scarce DS, signed “E. Rutherford" and "J. Chadwick, Gonville Caius College, Cambridge,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, March 17, 1925. Directive issued to "Motor Owners' Petrol Combine Limited," in part: "I, Professor Sir Ernest Rutherford, of Newnham Cottage, Queens Road, Cambridge, do hereby request Motor Owners' Petrol Combine Limited to issue Share Certificates for 17 fully paid Ordinary Shares of £1 each, and 39 fully paid Deferred Shares of 1/- each in Motor Owners' Petrol Combine Limited, under the Scheme of Arrangement.” Signed and dated in bold fountain pen at the conclusion by Rutherford, and countersigned as a witness by James Chadwick. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature
  • Dates: #645 - Ended October 12, 2022





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