Deere and Co. - Specimen Stock Certificate - Exceptional!
Inv# SE1467 Specimen Stock
Stock. "John Deere - he gave to the world the steel plow". Printed by Western Bank Note & Engraving Co., Chicago. Rare! Attractive! John Deere (February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith, entrepreneur, inventor, and politician. He established Deere & Company, which has become one of the foremost manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment globally. Originally from Rutland, Vermont, Deere relocated to Illinois, where he created the first commercially viable steel plow in 1837.
Stock and Bond Specimens are made and usually retained by a printer as a record of the contract with a client, generally with manuscript contract notes such as the quantity printed. Specimens are sometimes produced for use by the printing company's sales team as examples of the firm’s products. These are usually marked "Specimen" and have no serial numbers.
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