1970s sandals worn by Steve Jobs auctioned for $218K - WANE

by: The Associated Press

Posted: Nov 14, 2022 / 03:55 PM EST

Updated: Nov 14, 2022 / 04:00 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California location wherever Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is simply a humanities site, and present the sandals helium wore portion pacing its floors person been sold for astir $220,000, according to an auction house.

The “well used” brownish suede Birkenstocks dating to the mid-1970s acceptable a grounds for the highest terms ever paid for a brace of sandals, Julien’s Auctions said Sunday.

“The cork and jute footbed retains the imprint of Steve Jobs’ feet, which had been shaped aft years of use,” the auction location said successful the listing connected its website.

The sandals were expected to bring $60,000, but the last merchantability terms with an accompanying NFT was $218,750, Julien’s said. The purchaser was not named.

Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple successful 1976 astatine Jobs’ parents’ location successful Los Altos, California. In 2013, the spot was named a historical landmark by the Los Altos Historical Commission.

Jobs died successful 2011 from complications of pancreatic cancer.