Charles Duryea Autographs
Charles Edgar Duryea (December 15, 1861 – September 28, 1938) was an American engineer. He was the engineer of the first working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company. He was born near Canton, Illinois, a son of George Washington Duryea and Louisa Melvina Turner, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his life working in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was in Springfield that Charles and his brother, Frank, produced and road-tested America’s first gasoline-powered car.
Charles Duryea was born on December 15, 1861, near Canton, Illinois, to George Washington Duryea and Louisa Melvina Turner.
Duryea and his brother Frank (1869–1967) were initially bicycle makers in Washington, D.C., but later became world-renowned as the first American gasoline-powered car manufacturers, headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their design was inspired by a Benz gasoline-powered car that Charles saw at a fair in Ohio. Generally speaking, Charles engineered the automobiles, while Frank built, tested and raced them.
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Traded items with a signature of Charles Duryea
The most expensive item with a signature of Charles Duryea (First US car builder Charles Duryea signed oversized photo for historic truth) was sold in December 2011 for $900.00 while the cheapest item (Charles Duryea- Clipped Signature) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2008 with an average selling price of $10.24 for an autographed item of Charles Duryea. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2011 with $900.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2012. In average, an autographed item from Charles Duryea is worth $10.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Charles Duryea were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | CHARLES DURYEA - Gasoline car Maker - SIGNED Leaf Cut Signature 3 of 6 BECKETT | $199.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea - Autograph - Automotive Icon Engineer of 1st Gas-Powered Car | $3.28 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea - Autograph - Automotive Icon Engineer of 1st Gas-Powered Car | $3.28 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea - Engineer of 1st Gas-Powered Car - Autographed Vintage Postcard | $22.50 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea - Engineer of 1st Gas-Powered Car - Autographed Vintage Postcard | $22.50 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea - Engineer of 1st Gas-Powered Car - Autographed Vintage Postcard | $29.52 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea - Engineer of 1st Gas-Powered Car - Autographed Vintage Postcard | $29.52 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea Gas Car Inventor Signed Autograph BAS 11/11 Leaf Cut Signature | $124.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea Gas Car Inventor Signed Autograph BAS 11/11 Leaf Cut Signature | $124.99 | ![]() |
![]() | CHARLES DURYEA signature Father of the Automobile + vintage folder & postcard | $12.50 | ![]() |
![]() | CHARLES DURYEA signature Father of the Automobile + vintage folder & postcard | $12.50 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea Signed Auto 2014 Leaf Cut Signature 8/11 Automobile Pioneer Slab | $99.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea Signed Auto 2014 Leaf Cut Signature 8/11 Automobile Pioneer Slab | $99.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea Signed Check Clipping Autograph (1912) Automobile Pioneer | $19.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Charles Duryea Signed Check Clipping Autograph (1912) Automobile Pioneer | $19.00 | ![]() |



