Hiram Maxim
Hiram Maxim was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. Maxim laid claim to inventing the lightbulb.
Hiram Maxim autograph value
Data collected from: Jul 2026 to Jul 2026We have recorded 2 sales of Hiram Maxim memorabilia between Jul 2026 and Jul 2026. The median sale is $201 and the average is $201; the highest recorded sale is $273. 2 sales have closed in the last 90 days.
Median sale
$201
midpoint of all 2 sales
Average sale
$201
mean of all 2 sales
Sold in last 90 days
2
$403 of turnover
Highest sale
$273
across all 2 sales
1 of these 2 sales closed through an accepted Best Offer, where eBay publishes the listing price rather than the amount paid. Those figures are upper bounds, so the median and the average above read a little high.
- Source completed eBay listings, archived daily
- Floor sales of $50 and up; sweeps search from $75
- * best offer accepted. eBay shows the listing price, not the amount paid
Recent Hiram Maxim sales
2 most recent of 2| Sold date | Item | Price | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | The Devil’s Paintbrush Hiram Maxim’s Gun Goldsmith Signed/Inscribed HC Illus2026-07-25 | $130.00 | Signatures & autographs |
| 2026-07-22 | Artificial and Natural Flight Signed by G. W. Hamel & Sir Hiram Maxim 1908 Rare2026-07-22 | $272.98* | Signatures & autographs |