Beautifully engraved certificate from the General Fireproofing Company issued in 1973-1977. This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an allegorical man and woman sitting beside a block with the company's logo on it. This item has the printed signatures of the Company's President and Secretary and is over 24 years old. GF Office Furniture, Ltd. was founded in 1902 as The General Fireproofing Company. A manufacturer of fireproof building products, the Company almost immediately shifted its specialized manufacturing energies to the office furniture industry. By 1910, with the introduction of the first production 4-drawer steel vertical file, GF had become a leader in the metal office furniture industry. Throughout its impressive history, characterized by product innovations which have become established standards, GF has nurtured and refined its product design and metal fabricating capabilities, using its expertise to accomplish a number of firsts in office furniture products for traditional, contemporary, and open-office environments. GF Office Furniture, Ltd. is a manufacturer of a full line of steel and executive wood furniture for the middle and upper contract office furniture markets.