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Hercules Powder Co., 1936 Specimen Stock Certificate

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Hercules Powder Co., 1936 Specimen Stock Certificate
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Delaware. <100 Shares Preferred Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint, Company title at top with image of Hercules to left, Specimen overprints and POC's, VF-XF condition, RBNC. Laflin & Rand Powder Company collaborated with rival DuPont in 1882 and formed Hercules Powder. In 1902 DuPont purchased Laflin & Rand, operating it as a subsidiary. In 1912, a successful Federal antitrust suit against DuPont for its prior "Powder Trust" activities forced the company to dissolve Laflin & Rand and divest a portion of its explosives business into two newly created companies, the Hercules and Atlas Powder Companies. Rare explosives and gunpowder certificate.