Millerstown Iron Company
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Certificate Details
Product Details
Intricately engraved antique stock certificate from the Millerstown Iron Company dating back to the 1800's. This document was printed by W. Rosenthal, Pr. of Reading and measures approximately 11 1/4" (w) by 8" (h).
The certificate's vignette features the Pennsylvania State Seal.
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Historical Context
The Millerstown Iron Company in Macungie, Pennsylvania, was a small operation, one of several along the former East Pennsylvania Railroad, and it had difficulties remaining profitable. It was under construction in 1873 when a financial “panic” hit the ironmaking industry hard, putting many furnaces out of blast at least temporarily.
Its great claim to fame, locally at least, is that its superintendent from 1880 to 1890 was a superb amateur photographer who has left many photographs from the late 1880s.
The furnace was in and out of blast until 1913, and was reactivated briefly during World War I. It finally closed down in 1918.