Inscription Lower left, embossed with the seal of the Henderson Steel & Manufacturing Co.
Text and Inscriptions:
**Obverse: Decorative border with following inscriptions: (top) INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. / (right) SHARES $100 EACH. / (bottom) CAPITAL STOCK, $40,000. / (left) SHARES $100 EACH. Within border, a cartouche with an industrial scene, presumably the Henderson Steel plant, and the following inscriptions: The Henderson Steel and Manufacturing Co. / No. 781 (stamped) "Three" Shares. / BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA / This is to Certify, that "James H. Little" is / entitled to "Three" Shares of One Hundred Dollars each, of the Capital / Stock of THE HENDERSON STEEL AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, transferable only on the Books / of the Company, in person or by Attorney, on surrender of this Certificate. / Witness, the Seal of said Company and the signatures of the President and Secretary at Birmingham, Alabama, this / the "16th" day of "Jany" 188"90" / "H. F. Wilson" / Secretary. / "J. W. Bush" / President.
In lower left corner: ROBERTS & SON PRINTERS· BIRMINGHAM· ALA.
**(Quotation marks denote handwritten script)
Reverse: For Value Received, the undersigned hereby sells and transfers to / ___________________ / Shares of Stock in the HENDERSON STEEL AND MANUFACTURING CO. / And hereby appoints _______________________ true and / lawful attorney irrevocable (with power of substitution) to transfer said stock. / Witness______hand, this_______day of ___________188__ / Two witnesses:{
Provenance Purchased by Museum from scripophily dealer, Clinton Hollins, Springfield, Virginia (March 16, 2007).
