Apple founder Steve Jobs’ ‘Middle Finger to IBM’ leather Bomber jacket on auction; here’s why it is called so – Times of India

Apple co-founder Steve Job’s leather bomber jacket is up for auction as part of a “Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution” event. The bomber jacket was worn by Steve Jobs in an iconic 1983 photograph where he can be seen showing middle finger to an IBM sign in New York city. The jacket could sell for up to $75,000, as estimated by RR Auction website.

Here’s how RR Auction describes the jacket

“Steve Jobs’s personally-owned and -worn dark brown leather bomber jacket, made by Wilkes Bashford of San Francisco, famously seen in an iconic 1983 photograph of Jobs flipping the bird to an IBM sign in New York City.The zip-up jacket features a black shearling collar, white shearling lining, and two snap-down pouch pockets on the front. In fine condition, with general wear from use.

The famous image of Jobs surfaced in 2011, when it was posted online by Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the original Macintosh development team. He recalled: ‘In December 1983, a few weeks before the Mac launch, we made a quick trip to New York City to meet with Newsweek, who was considering doing a cover story on the Mac. The photo was taken spontaneously as we walked around Manhattan by Jean Pigozzi, a wild French jet setter who was hanging out with us at the time.
Provenance: From the caretakers of the Jackling House (1984-1990), Julien’s Auctions, September 23, 2016. Steve Jobs purchased Jackling House—a historic estate in Woodside, California—in 1984, and he resided there for a decade.”

Original 4GB iPhone on auction

Additional, an original iPhone with 4GB RAM is up for auction at an expected price of over $80,000 (approximately Rs 67 lakh). This vintage iPhone model was discontinued in September 2007, just two months after the launch.

Rare Apple-1 Computer also auctioned

Alongside the 4GB original iPhone, Apple-1 Computer and other collectibles by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs including Apple-1 polaroids from Jobs’ pitch deck, his bomber jacket, are up for auction. Bids for the Apple-1 Computer have already crossed the $100,000 mark. But it is likely that the Apple-1 may sell for over $300,000.
According to a MacRumours report, this unit of Apple-1 is sourced from former Apple employee Dana Redington. It initially came from a “trade-in” pile that was in Steve Jobs’ office, and was gifted to Redington by Jobs and Wozniak.

Steve Jobs’ polaroids auctioned

Further, several original polaroids that Jobs used in his pitch deck when presenting the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell are being sold off. Paul Terrell, known for his pivotal order of Apple-1 computers, used these Polaroids as part of his sales presentation. It is expected that these historic images could fetch more than $30,000 at the auction.
The listing describes the polaroids saying “Incredible set of nine color glossy 3.5 x 4.25 Polaroid photographs of several founding employees of NeXT Computer, a group highlighted by principal founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Also pictured are George Crow, Rich Page, Susan Kelly Barnes, Tom Carlisle, Bruce Blumberg, Lynn Takahashi, Bud Tribble, and Dan’l Lewin, all of whom were former Apple Computer employees. The name of each pictured employee is annotated in the lower border in an unknown hand. The consignor notes that these pictures were taken shortly after the formation of NeXT and that these Polaroids were used as temporary company ID badges. Presented in their original file folder, with each photo stapled to their protective sleeve. In overall fine condition.”