Industry Gold and Silver Mining Company

Date

1878

Location

Devil's Gate Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada

Amount

$2,500

Signatures

  • W. M. Laughlin

Description

This certificate (No. 70) represents 25 shares valued at $100 each for the Industry Gold and Silver Mining Company.

Notable Bond Imagery

A vignette shows a man prodding at a wall with a large pipe, presumably in a mine. Behind the man is a box with the words “Industry G & S Mining Co.” On the bottom left are all the beginning letters of the name of the company superimposed on each other to form an insignia. On the bottom is the corporate seal of the company.

Certificate with black and blue ink shows intricate lettering, signatures, a company seal, and vignettes of a man prodding at a wall
Backside shows a signature
Transcription 
						The Industry Gold and Silver Mining Company stock certificate reads:
Capital $10.000.000 | 100.000 Shares. $100 Each
No. 70 | 25 Shares
Industry Gold and Silver Mining Company
Devils Gate Mining District, Lyon Co, Nev.
Incorporated: Oct 2nd 1877
San Francisco Oct 16th 1878
This Certifies, that W. M. Laughlin Tr. is entitled to Twenty five Shares in the Capital Stock of the Industry Gold and Silver Mining Co. Transferable on the books of the Company by endorsement hereon and surrender of this Certificate.
Signed by the Secretary J. E. Sissou
Signed by the President Chase T. Bekau

On the back of this document is the signature (illegible) M. Laughlin Tr.

Accession No:

2017.002.032