Product Details
Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from the Golden Bros. Trained Animals Show dating back to the 1920's. This document, which is signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by the Jeffries Bank Note Company, and measures approximately 11 1/2" (w) by 9 1/4" (h).
This certificate's vignette features the Arkansas State Seal.
Very had to find piece! Only a few known examples.
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Historical Context
The Golden Bros. Trained Animal Show was incorporated in Arkansas on June 20, 1924 as a reorganization of the Golden Bros. Circus, which had entered receivership a month earlier. The company had gone into receivership when the wife of owner - Margaret Golden - sued to recover $30,000 that she had loaned to the circus, but had not been repaid.
The company eventually became part of the Lee Circus which was part of the Christy Bros. Circus. But, Christy closed the Lee Circus circuit in 1926.
