The First Apple: Sold by Steve Jobs from his garage in 1976, discovered in a storage auction 28 years later
Bob Luther started collecting 'stuff' when he was young boy. With five brothers and sisters at home, at age ten he installed a lock on his bedroom door to help protect his collections. Anything that passed thru his hands was subjected to the question "could this be worth something some day?" If so, it went in a drawer and was often forgotten about for years. In his early teens, he started to buy vintage cars...a 1962 Corvette before he even had a drivers license. In high school, he drove a 'cherry' old Mercedes sedan and then a 1963 white with red leather Jaguar E type roadster. One of Bob's best finds was a 1953 Chrysler limousine, sitting forlorn in a yard in one of the worst sections of southeast Washington D.C. But the seller, a former Mopar mechanic, represented that it had originally been an Eisenhower Presidential limousine, at the White House. Luther tracked down an old timer who'd been in the government affairs office of Chrysler for many years, but was told the corporate records had not been retained going back that far. "Hold it", the fellow said, "what did you say that serial number was?", he asked Luther. And sure enough, at the back of an old manilla folder, he found a document that proved the car was the real thing. Over the years, Luther has continued to buy antiques and collectibles and attend auctions... but the best part has always been the 'hunt' for the next item, especially if it seems just out of reach.