April 2015 |
Turing Manuscript Tips $1 Million
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"What I really, really hope for is that a collector buys it and makes it available to an institution, at least loans it for a few years and makes it available to scholars," said Cassandra Hatton, Bonham's History of Science and Technology director (and early entry in our Bright Young Booksellers series) to AFP. Bonhams is not alone in that desire, although the future of the manuscript remains uncertain at present.
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At the same auction, an actual German Enigma machine from WWII sold for $269,000, blowing through its estimate of $140,000-180,0000. The fully functional Enigma machine also sold to an in-person attendee who wished to remain anonymous.
Bonhams said that a portion of the proceeds from these sales will be donated to charity.
Images Courtesy of Bonhams.
Images Courtesy of Bonhams.