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Stock certificate no. 1 of Keuffel & Esser of Canada, Ltd., for 2500 shares capital stock, par value $100, "Original Issue"; issued to Keuffel & Esser Co. (Hoboken, N.J.), Oct. 31, 1951.
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Stock certificate no. 1 of Keuffel & Esser of Canada, Ltd., for 2500 shares of capital stock, par value $100, "Original Issue"; issued to Keuffel & Esser Company (Hoboken, N.J.), October 31, 1951. In bound volume with other records and documents.
Signed by Robert K.[Keuffel] Keller, Secretary; K. [? - Karl] Keller, President.
Engraved certificate, 8-1/8" high x 11" wide. Typewritten and holographic ink entries. Ink note in top front border: Merged into the parent company Dec. 29, 1967. Embossed corporate seal.
This Capital Stock issue was for $250,000 thus this original issue was for all stock; the company was wholely owned by Keuffel & Esser in New Jersey. The Canadian company was incorporated in Delaware (stated in text on front and as seen in corporate seal.)
This certificate is with a bound volume titled on cover: Stock Certificates, Keuffel & Esser of Canada, Ltd. It holds unissued certificates numbers 2 to 25.
Stub in book for this certificate; five U.S. Revenue stamps - Federal Tax for Original Issue.
With 3 enclosures:
1: typed carbon signed from W.A. Lebeau to G.J. Burghartdt, Jr., Nov. 8, 1951, re transmittal of certificate no.1 for the subscription of 2500 shares of capital stock in the new corporation.
2: printed leaf with Stamp Tax Information, Revised July 1940; "Original Stock Issue is not subject to State Tax." (applying to Delaware.)
3: record book - Stock Transfer Sheets; The Corporation Trust Company, Wilmington, Delaware.
A book (8"x14") with stiff covers having printed record pages for recording transfers; the first leaf for such is not present (apparent removal related to the 1967 merger with the parent company); all other leaves are present and unused.
2014.001.0089
2014.001
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Museum Collections.
1951 - 1967
Date(s) Created: 1951, 1967 Date(s): 1951-1967
Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-03-02