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Lot #215
American Manufacturing (4) Documents

Estimate: $100+

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Description

Group lot of four business documents related to American manufacturers:

Payne Whitney Document Signed
Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 3.25, January 8, 1923. Document by which Whitney appoints "James F. D. Lanier, William S. Gray, and Louis T. Haggin…my lawful proxy and agent…to vote all the shares of stock held by me in the Columbia Trust Company at the annual meeting." Handsomely cloth-matted and framed with a plaque to an overall size of 15.25 x 17.25. In fine condition. American heir, businessman, and philanthropist (1876–1927) known for his contributions to the New York Public Library and for the endowment that created the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic.

Menasco Manufacturing Company Stock Certificate
Stock certificate for four shares in the Menasco Manufacturing Company, one page, 10.5 x 7, September 25, 1969, featuring facsimile signatures of the company's president and secretary. Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 17.75 x 15. In fine condition. Menasco was an aircraft engine and component manufacturer.

McLouth Steel Corporation Stock Certificate
Stock certificate for 200 shares in the McLouth Steel Corporation, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, December 17, 1971, issued to Ralph and Margaret Olson and featuring the facsimile signatures of the firm's president and secretary. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 15.5. In fine condition.

Rapid-American Corporation Bond Certificate
Bond certificate for $1000 in a 6% sinking fund subordinated debenture issued by the Rapid-American Corporation, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, March 27, 1974, featuring facsimile signatures of the company's chairman and secretary. Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 15.25. In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy
  • Dates: October 25, 2024 - November 13, 2024