Beautifully engraved certificate from the Grigsby-Grunow Company issued in 1929. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a barely-clothed, allegorical man studying his scroll. This item is hand signed by the Company's President (B. J. Grigsby ) and Assistant Secretary and is over 75 years old.
Certificate Vignette The Grigsby-Grunow Company was formed in 1928. The company's radio sales were extraordinary due to the superiority of their speakers over that of others on the market. However, the Depression soon caught up with Grigsby-Grunow, and by 1933, the company was bankrupt. The business was re-formed into the Majestic Radio & Television Corporation which made the Majestic line and General Household Utilities.