Steve Jobs’ 1968 Science Fair Project Sells for $34,375 at RR Auction

A hand-built science fair project created by Steve Jobs in 1968 while he was an eighth-grade student has sold for $34,375 at RR Auction. The item, described as being in “very good to excellent condition,” featured a silicon-controlled rectifier demonstration, two experimental circuits, and a 10-page report.

Provenance and family history

According to RR Auction, the project remained at the famed “Apple Garage” for decades after Jobs’ family retained possession of it. Jobs’ half-brother, John Schaffanick, stated that Jobs repeatedly declined to reclaim the project, ultimately allowing Schaffanick to keep it.

The broader auction event

The project was part of RR Auction’s “Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution: Apple’s 50th Anniversary Sale, Part II.” As reported by 9to5mac, the auction concluded with this item fetching $34,375.

Other notable lots in the sale

This second installment of the Apple anniversary auction featured approximately 150 rare items related to Apple and computing history. Among them were a signed Steve Jobs business card, sold for $156,658; a personal collection of electronic components owned by Jobs, sold for $27,188; and a 1983 letter in which Jobs declined an invitation to deliver a speech, sold for $24,695.

Top-selling lot

The highest-priced item in the auction was a fully functional Apple-1 computer from the second production run—of which 50 units were built—which sold for $499,363.