Simon Lake Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
SIMON LAKE
Born: September 4, 1866 in Pleasantville, New Jersey
Died: June 25, 1945 in Milford, Connecticut
Died: June 25, 1945 in Milford, Connecticut
Simon Lake (1866-1945), designed a submarine and submitted plans to the U.S. Navy in 1892. In 1894 he built his first experimental submarine, The Argonaut, Jr., which was successfully demonstrated at Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. The success led to the formation in 1895 of the Lake Submarine Company of New Jersey, which built the Argonaut, the first submarine to operate successfully in the open sea in 1898.
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SIMON LAKEThe American inventor who developed the early submarine signed a sentiment on this card in May 1931 Autograph Sentiment Signed: "Milford Conn/ May 9, 1931/ Yours Sincerely/ Simon Lake" 3¾x2¼.Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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SIMON LAKEThe American inventor pens his name as well as a sentiment on this slip of paper Autograph Sentiment Signed: "Yours Sincerely/ Simon Lake/ Milford Conn/ Aug 26-43" 6½x4.Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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SIMON LAKEThe American inventor signed this check to the Engineers Club for $40.00. Check Signed: "Simon Lake Ex", 6¼x2¾. Milford, Conn., 1934 January 17. Drawn on The Milford Trust Company, payable to "Engineers Club" for $40.00.Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKEThe inventor of the submarine used by the United States in WWI issues and signed this check to The Lake Torpedo Boat Co. in the amount of $28.60. Partly Printed Check signed: "Simon Lake", 6¼x2¾. Milford, Conn., 1930 March 10.Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKEThe inventor filled out and signed this check to pay Lake Engineering Company $75.00. Check Signed: "Simon Lake", 6¼x2¾. Milford, Connecticut, 1929 May 18. Drawn on The Milford Trust Company, payable to "Lake Engineering Co." for $75.00.Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKE.The inventor who created the first open-water submarine signed this check to C.S. Mersick & Company for $20.00. Check Signed: "Simon Lake", 6¼x2¾. Milford, Connecticut, 1931 June 2. Drawn on The Milford Trust Company, payable to "C.S. Mersick & Co" for $20.Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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A $34.20 check signed by the inventor and engineer framed with a black and white photograph of him and his creation. Total size is 12x12¼. Matted in the Gallery of History style.Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKEA $20 check signed by the inventor and engineer framed with a black and white photograph of him and his creation. Total size is 12x12¼. Matted in the Gallery of History style. Check Signed: "Simon Lake", 6¼x2¾.Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKEThe inventor signed this check for $103.00 Check Signed: "Simon Lake Ex", 6¼x2¾. Milford, Connecticut, 1932 August 23. Drawn on The Milford Trust Company, payable to "T.E. Lake" for $103. Endorsed on verso: "for deposit/Thos. E. Lake".Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKEThe inventor filled out and signed this check for $9.00 Check Signed: "Simon Lake Ex", 6¼x2¾. Milford, Connecticut, 1934 November 1. Drawn on The Milford Trust Company, payable to "E. T. Clark" for $9.00. Stamped endorsement on verso.Sale Price $280.00
$350.00
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SIMON LAKE$16 check, made out by him to one of his companies and signed as executor Check signed: "Simon Lake Ex", 6½x2¾. Milford, Connecticut, 1932 April 9. Un-numbered check filled out and signed by Lake, drawn on The Milford Trust Company and payable to Industrial Submarine Corp. for $16.00.Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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SIMON LAKE The finder of "objects under ground which may have some value" contracts with Lake to help him recover the objects and dispose of them to best advantage in return for a 50-50 split of the proceeds. Typed DS: "Simon Lake", 1p, 8½x11. New York City, 1935 November 30.Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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SIMON LAKE Simon Lake signs an agreement to form a new corporation to raise capital and acquire license for certain Lake patents. Typed Document Signed: "Simon Lake", 2p, 7¾x12¾. New York, 1923 May 18. Agreement between Simon Lake, Lawrence W. Luellen and James M. Buckner.Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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SIMON LAKE Small black and white photograph signed framed not in Gallery of History style. Photograph Mount signed: "Yours Sincerely/Simon Lake". B/w, 2¾x4 overall, image 1¾x3 (two surfaces). Newspaper photograph affixed to a card.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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SIMON LAKE Simon Lake signs a stock certificate for ten shares in The Lake Sub-Marine Company. Partly Printed Stock Certificate signed: "Simon Lake" as President, 1p, 10½x8¼. (New Jersey), 1900 May 15.In part: "This Certifies that Henry J.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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SIMON LAKE Simon Lake signs a stock certificate for fifty shares in The Lake Torpedo Company. Partly Printed Stock Certificate signed: "Simon Lake" as Vice President, 1p, 10¾x8¼. Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1915 August 19th.In part: "This Certifies that Ernest A.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
