Details
Contributor Alexander, John, printer
Title United States Plate Glass Insurance Co. of Philadelphia [certificate] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: John Alexander, 134 S. 4th St
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1867
Date [ca. 1867]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph printed in red ink; 20 x 30 cm. (7.75 x 12 in.)
Description Stock certificate for the company "chartered by the legislature of Pennsylvania 1867" containing an allegorical vignette depicting the seal of Pennsylvania as a scenic view. View includes horses, the American eagle, and cityscape and a steam boat in the background. Certificate also contains pictorial details, including filigree and scrolls, and a decorative border. The company, later renamed the United States Liability Insurance Company of Philadelphia, was in operation until 1941 before remaining dormant until 1951.
Notes Printed in border: Shares $100 Each.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject United States Plate Glass Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pa.
Insurance companies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
State seals.
Genre Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Stock certificates -- 1860-1870.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.236a]
Accession number P.9349.236a