Rare SCOTTS COMPANY Working Proof
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Product Details
Company
The Scotts Company
Certificate Type
Working Proof for the company's Common Stock
Time Period
1990's
Printer
American Bank Note Company
Format & Approximate Size
This proof is housed in a traditional blue 12" x 8 1/2" cardboard folder. The proof is adhered directly to the folder itself and is shown in the first picture with the folder opened. The second picture, which is the front - or top - of the folder.
Images
You will receive the exact proof pictured as it is the only one of it's kind
Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
No plastic edit layers - just the proof adhered to the folder. Fascinating piece of financial history from this landscaping products giant.
Scotts was founded in 1868 by Orlando M. Scott as a premium seed company for the U.S. agricultural industry. In the early 1900s, the company began a lawn grass seed business for homeowners, and in 1924, became the first company to ship grass seed products directly to stores. Prior to 1924, Scotts products were only available through the mail. By 1940, Scotts's sales had reached $1,000,000 and the company had 66 associates.
In 1971, privately owned O.M. Scott & Sons was purchased by ITT, an international business conglomerate. Fifteen years later, in 1986, Scotts became an independent company again through a leveraged buyout. In 1992, Scotts became a publicly traded company with an initial offering of $19.00 a share and three years later merged with Miracle-Gro, a gardening company, to create the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
Additional Information
Certificates carry no value on any of today's financial indexes and no transfer of ownership is implied. All items offered are collectible in nature only. So, you can frame them, but you can't cash them in!
All of our pieces are original - we do not sell reproductions. If you ever find out that one of our pieces is not authentic, you may return it for a full refund of the purchase price and any associated shipping charges.
