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Taking Stock.

Authors :
Phalon, Richard
Source :
Forbes; 10/23/1989 Personal Affairs, p16-18, 2p
Publication Year :
1989

Abstract

The article focuses on collecting stock certificates of defunct companies as a hobby. Topics discussed include the alleged aesthetic value that stocks possess, the prices of various stock in the past, and the historical significance that stock certificates carry, according to the author. Signatures on certificates by people like U.S. businessmen John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, as well as the paper they are made of are reviewed as well.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00156914
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Forbes
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
93386094