American Cable & Radio Corporation Stock Certificate

Description

Product Details
Beautifully engraved antique stock certificate from the American Cable & Radio Corporation dating back to the 1950's. This document, which carries the printed signatures of the company President and Treasurer, was printed by the Security Bank Note Company, and measures approximately 11 3/4" (w) by 7 3/4" (h).
The certificate's vignette features the Mercury allegory flanking a pair of globes.
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Historical Context
The Commercial Cable Company was formed in 1883 to compete with other trans-Atlantic services. Founded by John W. Mackay (1831-1902), an Irish immigrant to the U.S. who made his fortune in silver mining, and J. Gordon Bennett (1841-1918), owner of the New York Herald, the company laid six telegraph cables between 1884 and 1923.
In 1928 the Commercial Cable Company merged with Mackay Radio & Telegraph and All America Cables, to form the American Cable & Radio Corporation, the major shareholder in this company being the .
On November 1, 1961, this company was merged into the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation.