Standard Motor Products, Inc.
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Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from Standard Motor Products, Inc. dating back to the 1990's. This document, which carries the printed signatures of the company President and Secretary, was printed by the Security-Columbian/United States Bank Note Company, and measures approximately 12" (w) by 8" (h).
The certificate's vignette features the Mercury allegory atop a globe.
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Historical Context
Standard Motor Products was founded in Manhattan in 1919 as a partnership between Elias Fife, a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, and Ralph Van Allen. Originally the company specialized in ignition and electrical parts. In 1920 Van Allen opened a Standard Motor Products branch in Seattle. In 1921 the company moved to the Long Island City section of Queens. The partnership dissolved in 1925 and in 1926 the company was incorporated with Fife as the sole proprietor. Van Allen operated a separate company in Los Angeles under the same name and logo until selling it to Fife in 1936. That year the company also moved into the Art Deco building where it is still headquartered. SMP has steadily grown with the automative age, evolving from ten employees to 3,500.
The Blue Streak line of premium impact parts was introduced in the 1930s. In 1947 Standard acquired Hygrade Products Co. The product line was expanded to include speedometer cables, carburetor repair parts, shock-absorber parts, and fuel pumps. In 1950 Standard introduced the Hygrade System, simplified carburetor kits for tune-ups and light overhauls.
Standard Motor Products had its Initial public offering in 1960 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 1977.
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