Continental Tobacco Company Stock Certificate

Description

Product Details
Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from the Continental Tobacco Company dating back to the 1960's and 1970's. This document, which carries the printed signatures of the company President and Secretary-Treasurer, was printed by the Security or Security-Columbian Bank Note Company and measures approximately 12" (w) by 8" (h).
The certificate's vignette features staircases of cigarettes flanking a tobacco leaf and a male allegorical figure.
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Historical Context
Founded in 1890, the
grew mainly by acquisitions until it controlled most of the
industry in the USA. Its sister, the Continental Tobacco Company, was organized in 1898 to control the plug tobacco sector as where the American Snuff and
companies to control their respective segments of the tobacco trade.
These companies were merged into the Consolidated Tobacco Company of
in 1901.
The assets of the company were purchased by
in 1934.
The company continued to operate independently, primarily as a
with vast holdings, including
properties.