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Hercules Powder Co., ca. 1915 Proof Stock certificate.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Hercules Powder Co., ca. 1915 Proof Stock certificate.
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This item SOLD at 2015 May 07 @ 14:50UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Delaware, ND (ca.1910's), SBNC. Proof stock certificate of vignette, title and text without border. Vignette of Hercules with large club. Printed on off white toned paper. 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.