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Auction: 10USA - NYC Currency and Stock & Bond Auction
Lot: 1049

Keely Motor (PA) Jul. 1 1887. #10586. 50 Shs. Green. Semi-nude woman seated with engine. Portrait of Keely, bottom. NBN. Three corner pinholes, three soft vertical folds EF. Keely claimed to have created an engine that ran on water, but the real power source was a colleague hidden in the cellar, turning a crank that made the demonstration model move. No one was allowed to inspect the model closely. Investors swallowed the idea hook, line and sinker, but Keely was eventually exposed. While not strictly related to automotive endeavors, we speculate that Kelly may have suggested his motor might move a self-propelled vehicle. Estimate US$ 250-350

Estimate
$250 to $350