Wilson-Sinclair Co.
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Product Details
Nicely engraved antique stock certificate fromthe Wilson-Sinclair Co. dating back to the 1970's. This document, which contains the printed signatures of the company President and Secretary, was printed by the American Bank Note Company, and measures approximately 12" (w) by 8" (h).
The vignette features a depiction of a variety of food products, livestock, a farm and a cornucopia.
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Historical Context
The roots of this company go back to the formation of Wilson & Co., which began in 1916 when founder Thomas Edward Wilson took control of the Chicago meat packinghouse, Sulzberger & Sons Co., and rebranded it as Wilson & Co. By 1917, the company ranked as one of the 50 largest industrial corporations in the United States, and continued to employ thousands of workers at its plant in Chicago until the 1950s.
Wilson & Co. held several subsidiaries that utilized animal by-products for the manufacture of sporting goods, pharmaceuticals, and industry chemicals. Ashland Manufacturing - a subsidiary of Sulzberger & Sons Co. established in 1913 - manufactured athletic gear under the Thomas E. Wilson brand and became Wilson Sporting Goods in 1931.
On January 5, 1967, Wilson & Co. was acquired by Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc., and its headquarters were transferred from Chicago, Illinois to Dallas, Texas. Ling-Temco-Vought then reorganized the company into three publicly-traded divisions: Wilson & Co. Inc. (meat), Wilson Sporting Goods Co., and Wilson Pharmaceutical & Chemical Corp. Ling-Temco-Vought reorganizes the company into three publicly-traded divisions: Wilson & Co. Inc. (meat), Wilson Sporting Goods Co., and Wilson Pharmaceutical & Chemical Corp.
In 1969, Wilson Pharmaceutical & Chemical was sold to American Can, and in 1970, Wilson Sporting Goods was acquired by PepsiCo.
That same year, Ling-Temco-Vought further subdivided Wilson & Co. Inc. into Wilson Certified Foods, Wilson Beef & Lamb, Wilson Laurel Farms, Wilson-Sinclair, and Wilson Agri-Business Enterprises.
Wilson-Sinclair was a beef, lamb, pork and processed meat company that had operations in the northeast and midwest.
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