Who Collects Stocks And Bonds?

I wish this didn't have the staining, but I found the vignette interesting and it's an early example of the work of Jeffries Banknote Co. when they were just getting started in the 1920s.

Here's a neat one -- a stock certificate for the company that printed it: American Bank Note Co. This one is from 1963, when the security printing industry was in a design slump. You'd think the company would want to show off the best of its abilities, but this design is kind of lackluster.

Two oddball additions today! First, a certificate from the Standard Steel Propeller Company (as opposed to Sub-Standard). I presume these were boat propellers.





Then there's this one from the Thermatomic Corporation. This is the first time I've seen "atomic" as part of a company name -- especially not in 1928, way before nuclear fission was discovered. The machinery sure looks interesting, though. I've also never seen sections crossed out like this. They converted a certificate for "less than 100 shares" into a 1000 shares -- beyond the range of the punch-out counter, so they cross that out, too.

With some help from members of another forum, I think we've determined that the Thermatomic Corp. was involved in petroleum distillation. The industrial machinery depicted ties into the refining process.

I've got a collection of single shares issued to myself and family members. Filled a wall in the office with them. Never gone beyond to collect cancelled certificates. Not sure where to find them. A few of our stocks have died (General Motors) merged (Wendy's International) or been reorganized and delisted (Dow Jones).

Here's a very nice vignette designed by Alonzo Foringer on an Alco Products stock (they manufactured roofing products).

This topic has become kind of my catch-all for stocks that don't fit in any particular category. Here are some miscellaneous ones that I picked up during the last couple years.

Nice examples!


It is probably a really bitter stout.