Beautifully engraved uncancelled stock certificate from the Furnace Creek Oxide Copper Company issued in 1906. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of miners working. This item has the signatures of the Company's Vice President, Harry M. Bradhurst and is over 106 years old. FURNACE CREEK OXIDE COPPER CO. CALIFORNIA. Office: care of W. J. Guthrie, president and treasurer, Butte, Mont. Mine office: Greenwater, Inyo Co., Cal. Harry M. Bradhurst, vice-president; John E. Corette, secretary; preceding officers, Carl H. Hand and A. J. Huneke, directors. Organized circa October, 1900, under laws of Arizona, with capitalization $5,000,000, shares $5 par. Lands, 6 claims, lying east of the Furnace Creek Copper Co., showing copper stains and having a shaft of circa 100'. History from Old Stock Detective and OldCompany.com (old stock certificate research service)
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Great certificate
Furnace Creek Oxide certificates are somewhat less plentiful than the more common green Furnace Creek certificates, so it was great to find this one at a fair price. Certificates from the entire Death Valley area are fascinating and thus one is no exception.
