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Morrison Farm Oil Company Stock Certificate (1860's, Typo!)
$ 2.11
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Description
Product DetailsBeautifully engraved antique stock certificate from the Morrison Farm Oil Company dating back to the 1860's. This document was printed by Major & Knapp and measures approximately 11 1/4" (w) by 8" (h).
This piece features a detailed oil field scene at the right and city park fountain at the left.
The piece also contains a rare typo as Pennsylvania is misspelled at the top of the piece - one of the N's is missing.
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Historical Context
The Morrison Farm Oil Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1865 and had offices in Rochester, New York.
The company had property in Pennsylvania's Venango County. Despite the oil rush in Pennsylvania at the time, it appears this company never became commercially viable.