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Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co. 1925 Stock Certificate and Thomas J. Watson Sr. Signature Pair

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:230.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co. 1925 Stock Certificate and Thomas J. Watson Sr. Signature Pair
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NY & NJ.... 1925. 100 Shares I/C Stock Certificate endorsed on back by Thomas J. Watson and also a stock transfer form with Watson's signature as Executor of the will of John I. Waterbury. Black text with red-pink border and underprint, Busy harbor scene depicted at top center with subway running underneath. Fine condition with cancelled POCs throughout. Back has many stock transfer tax stamps, and is signed by Thomas J. Watson, ABNC; Also included is a will document outlining the transfer of assets, witnessed and also signed by Watson. Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM). He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson's training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly-effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world's greatest salesman when he died in 1956. (2) (John E. Herzog Collection)