Wozniak-signed Apple-1 sells for $1,148,200 at Bonhams
The working Hatfield Apple-1, registered as number 48, came with a Steve Jobs letter and original manuals; the buyer is anonymous.
A working Apple-1 computer bearing a handwritten signature from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sold at a Bonhams auction for $1,148,200, about 1.54 billion Korean won. The buyer was not named.
The machine, known as the Hatfield Apple-1 and registered as number 48 in the Apple-1 Registry, was built in 1976 and first sold to Fred Hatfield for $666.60. It had a pre-sale high estimate of $800,000, and the final bidding came down to two buyers.
The lot also included a letter Steve Jobs sent to Hatfield, original manuals, an Apple-1 Owners Club invitation, a custom power supply, and a period monitor and keyboard. In the letter, Jobs offered to exchange the machine for an Apple II if Hatfield returned it and paid an additional $400.
In 1978, Hatfield declined Jobs' offer, and the same machine was auctioned in 2013 for $671,400. About 74 Apple-1 computers are believed to survive worldwide, and this is one of the few that still works.
Display before the sale
Before the auction, Bonhams displayed the machine in major cities including New York to promote it.
Quick answers
How much did the signed Apple-1 sell for?
It sold for $1,148,200, above the pre-sale high estimate of $800,000.
Who bought the Apple-1?
The buyer is anonymous.
What is included with the Hatfield Apple-1?
It comes with a Steve Jobs letter to Fred Hatfield, original manuals, an Apple-1 Owners Club invitation, a custom power supply, and a period monitor and keyboard.