Christie's to Auction Vintage Wall Street Sign, Other Cool Stuff

Aside from a wide variety of historical letters, manuscripts, old books, maps and atlases, this eclectic collection includes a street sign that stood at the corner of Wall and Broad St., Jack Kerouac's typewriter and rucksack, and a large collection of William Faulkner first editions.

The vintage street sign, which stood outside J.P. Morgan & Co. bank at the turn of the 20th century, bears scars probably from the 1920 Wall Street bombing, when a wagon of dynamite exploded outside the bank, killing 38 people, causing severe damage to the Morgan building and spurring American fears of Bolshevists and communists.

Jack Kerouac's typewriters, Army Surplus backpack and an oil painting done by him are also for sale. 

(...) The gallery of pieces is open to the public until the auction on June 22, which anyone can attend but at which only preregistered buyers can bid, or you can view them online here.