National Tea Co. (LOT OF 9 PIECES)
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National Tea Co.
Certificate Type
Common Stock
Date Issued
1950's
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Columbian Bank Note Company
Signatures
Machine printed
Approximate Size
12" (w) by 8" (h)
Additional Details
Lot of 9 pieces - 4 green, 3 blue, 2 olive. Images are representative of the pieces in the lot.
Historical Context
Based in Chicago, the first National Tea store opened in 1899. Number of locations peaked in 1929 at 1,627. Consolidation had reduced this number to 883 by 1957. During the 1950s, National acquired numerous chains including:
- C.F. Smith Stores (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Northwest Piggly Wiggly
- G.T. Smith's Market Basket
- Dale Supermarkets
- Food Center stores (selected locations)
- Capital Stores (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- Ashton's (Gulfport)
- H.A. Smith (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Montag's (Memphis)
- Maker's (Michigan)
- Illinois Valley Stores (selected locations)
- Devan's (Mobile, Alabama)
- Logan's (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Council Oak Stores (Minnesota)
National Tea was acquired by Loblaw Companies of Canada in 1955. In the 1970s, Loblaw started divesting unprofitable stores, starting with 250 Chicago, Syracuse, and California stores in 1976. Indianapolis was sold in 1982, Minneapolis in 1983, and all remaining assets by 1995.
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