Louis Sherry, Inc. - Specimen Stock Certificate
Inv# SE2733 Specimen Stock
Specimen Stock printed by Security-Columbian Banknote Company. Louis Sherry Inc. was an early 20th-century company known for quality confectionery products, particularly candy and ice cream. It was founded by New York restaurateur Louis Sherry and Lucius M. Boomer, then Chairman of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The company was acquired by the Childs Company in 1950, for "more than $2,000,000".
Louis Sherry (1855 in St. Albans, Vermont – 1926) was an American restaurateur, caterer, confectioner and hotelier during the Gilded Age and early 20th century. His name is typically associated with an upscale brand of candy and ice cream, and also the Sherry-Netherland Hotel in New York City. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Sherry
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