Some artwork from a stock certificate

[peakbagger]

Brown Company used to own a big part of Northern NH and northwestern Maine (basically the watershed of the Androscoggin and Magalloway) along with blocks in NE vermont and the Mahoosucs, you could tell what their business was by the art work on their stock certificate

I ended up with a pile of their canceled certificates when we were cleaning out some records.

 

[Flatbedford]

That's funny. He's wearing the same outfit that I do when cutting wood.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

My mom showed me a bond or stock cert when I was a kid- explaining the concept to me. I got what she was saying, but was mostly just blown away by the etching/artwork. That's very cool.

 

[Shari]

That's funny. He's wearing the same outfit that I do when cutting wood.

Okay, someone had to say it : Do you cut alone or do you allow others to watch?

I will now retreat to a corner and bang my head against the wall 10 times for saying that. :zip: :zip: :zip:

Shari

 

[Flatbedford]

That's funny. He's wearing the same outfit that I do when cutting wood.

Okay, someone had to say it : Do you cut alone or do you allow others to watch?

I will now retreat to a corner and bang my head against the wall 10 times for saying that. :zip: :zip: :zip:

Shari

I cut alone.

 

[Delta-T]

That's funny. He's wearing the same outfit that I do when cutting wood.

Okay, someone had to say it : Do you cut alone or do you allow others to watch?

I will now retreat to a corner and bang my head against the wall 10 times for saying that. :zip: :zip: :zip:

Shari

I cut alone.

but he does nothing to deter others from watching. seriously man, when people honk at you, its not cuz they want you to stop cutting and wave <covers eyes while driving by>.

 

[Flatbedford]

It is a free country. I can wear what ever I want!

 

[Shari]

Flatbed,

I sure hope you understood my comments were not derogatory in any way.

To the OP: Actually you will find symbolism to the woodcutting trade in many areas of history. For instance, many members of Modern Woodmen of America have elaborate tombstones shaped in the image of a tree. Example: http://www.interment.net/column/feature/jimd/index.htm

Shari

 

[begreen]

That little cloak gives new meaning to PPE.

 

[BrotherBart]

Just looks like the mental image cost cutting CEOs have of themselves.

 

[savageactor7]

incredibly detailed when you enlarge...thanks for posting it. Hope you don't mind but I saved the image.

 

[peakbagger]

Feel free to do what you will with it. Brown Company is long gone and subsequent owners have gone bankrupt twice so I dont think there is any enforceable copyright.

American Bank Note made a lot of stock certificates over the years and most of the older ones I have seen have great artwork, plus they are made with cotton fibers instead of wood fibers so they last a long time. I think they use the same printing method as the Bureau of Printing and engraving for bills, you can actually feel the raised ink on the notes.

My former employer ( a Brown COmpnay successor) has a room full of these canceled stock certificates and bonds, most of the went in dumpster, but I did grab a few.

 

[Flatbedford]

It is a nice little piece of history. It is notable how making stuff look nice has become much less a priority over the years.

 

[BJ64]

Just looks like the mental image cost cutting CEOs have of themselves.

That is a fact!