Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co. - American Bank Note Company Specimen Checks

Specimen Payroll Check printed by American Bank Note Company. Nice bridge vignette! Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company (WB&I) was a fabricator and erector of iron and steel bridges and other large structures. According to one source it was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1888. According to another source, the firm was founded by three brothers in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in 1870 as Weinhagen Brothers, Engineers, which in 1880 became known as the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, and was incorporated in 1891 using that name. The 1887 Turtleville bridge was believed to be one of the earlier truss bridges constructed by the firm. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Bridge_and_Iron_Company