A Share in the Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited

Title

A Share in the Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited

Creator

Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited

Date

12 December 1875

Format

26.5 x 23.8cm

Abstract

This share has been engraved on watermarked paper, and it has a large illustration of the mill factory near the top below the title of the company. There is a decorative sidepiece along the left edge with the company name in it. The left edge of the share is perforated in order to be torn away with ease along that edge. The main body of text has been filled in by hand in several sections, and there are some signatures near the bottom. A stamp in purple ink in the middle confirms full payment of the share. There is a company stamp on the verso side in purple ink with some sections of the stamp completed by hand in red, this note is dated 9 November 1908.

Description

Part Transcription: "Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited, Registered 15th March 1860. This is to certify that the bearer is the proprietor of one share No. [blank] in the capital of the Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited ... Given under the common seal of the company this [blank] day of [blank] 18[blank]. [blank] Chairman. [blank] Sectretary . [blank] Directors. N.B. No Transfer is valid unless entered in the Books of the Company."

Provenance

Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.

Contributor

Henry Hall, Director. Robert Smith, Director. Two other signatures are visible.

Language

English

Coverage

Great Britain

Identifier

100, Share No. 4363

Files

Recto
Verso

Citation

Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited, “A Share in the Middleton & Tonge Cotton Mill Co. Limited,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/607.