Thomas Edison NFT Project Announces Rare 1913 Electric Vehicle for Auction
Started by web3 startup company, Luckmon, located in Irvine, Californiathey announced on their Twitter since they will include physical assets alongside the purchase of 10 of their exclusive legendary NFTs released on the release date, 17 August. The physical assets included in the purchase of the legendary NFTs will be none other than the original light bulbs patented by late Thomas Edison himself.
What does this mean? This means that legendary NFT holders of the Edison LightX NFTs will have official ownership of their own original light bulb dating back to the 1880s. But this is not the biggest news yet.
In accordance Son of DavidCEO of Luckmon, he states, “This is something we have been working on with our partners, Morrowbogi, and the director of the Charmsori Edison Museum for quite some time. Director and President Son Sung– mock [Charmsori Edison Museum] has agreed to sell 10 of Thomas Edison’s original light bulbs physical assets with 1 to 1 NFTs. Physical NFT is a certification of ownership where you own the real physical version of property assets. Recently, he has also decided to partner with us to allow us to auction off the original Edison electric car as a physical resource along with the Edison LightX project.”
That is correct. Charmsori Gramophone Museum and Edison Science Museum director, Son Sung-mok, has agreed to auction the rare electric battery car from 1913 invented by Thomas Edison in connection with the Charmsori Edison Club NFT project.
The lonely 1913 EV
During Edison’s time, he was inspired by his junior colleague, Henry Ford (founder of the Ford Motors Company), to create his own vehicle using an alkaline storage battery to power the motors. It was during this time that Edison created 3 prototypes for electric vehicles. During the last century, one of the three prototypes disappeared, leaving two behind. Director Son owns one out of two in total Thomas Edison battery-powered vehicles in the world with the added reminder of having the only existing companion charging station. The other is on display at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan.
Director Son Sung-mok of Charmsori Gramophone Museum and Edison Science Museum states that his reasoning behind auctioning the electric vehicle is due to undisclosed reasons, but he wants to continue to remind the world Thomas Edison’s the work and impact he has made in modern technology, including the automotive and electric vehicle industries.
The lone 1913EV integrating with the NFT room would be the important reminder of the burgeoning technology industry that we know today
The story behind Director Son’s collecting journey is remarkable. He states in Luckmon’s blog post that “It involved traffic accidents, being robbed, kidnapped and shot.” He goes on to reminisce about the memories and the impact Thomas Edison’s work again in his life.
Rare Mercedes-Benz auctioned off
In recent news, Mercedes-Benz sold one of the world’s most valuable cars, the 1955 300SLR Uhlenhaut coupe, to a private collector at a private auction for a record. 143 million dollars in May this year. This would be the world record for the most expensive car ever sold.
“The 300SLR Uhlenhaut coupés are milestones in the development of sports cars and important historical elements that have shaped our brand,” said Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Ola Källenius“The decision to sell one of these two unique sports cars was made with very good reasoning – to benefit a good cause … With the Mercedes-Benz Fund, we want to encourage a new generation to follow in Rudolf Uhlenhauts innovative footprints and develop amazing new technologies, especially those that support the critical goal of decarbonisation and resource conservation.”
The previous record holder for the most expensive car sold was the 1963 Ferrari 250GTO, as WeatherTech’s founder and CEO David MacNeil acquired in 2018 for 70 million dollars.
Will it only be a matter of time before American car companies start bidding on Edison’s vehicles?
For more information on the Charmsori Edison NFT project, check out their website.
SOURCE Luckmon
