{"id":2256681369664,"title":"Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company (Dayton Division)","handle":"toledo-delphos-and-burlington-railroad-company","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately engraved antique bond certificate from the Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company dating back to the 1880's. This document, which is signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by the Franklin Bank Note Company and measures approximately 16\" (w) by\u003cspan\u003e 9 1\/2\u003c\/span\u003e\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe certificate features two nice vignettes - a train rounding a bend at the top and a bee hive at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured. Please note there are a couple of fold split repairs on the back of the piece along the center vertical fold. Edge faults along left side margin folds. Star shaped paper loss at two points where the vertical center fold meets the two horizontal folds. Please review scans carefully.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1879, the 112 mile Toledo, Delphos \u0026amp; Burlington Railroad was formed from the consolidation of the Toledo, Delphos \u0026amp; Indianapolis; Delphos \u0026amp; Kokomo; Delphos, Bluffton \u0026amp; Frankfort and Toledo \u0026amp; Maumee Narrow Gauge railroads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the May 17, 1880, the company entered into a contract with the Dayton, Covington \u0026amp; Toledo Railroad Company for the consolidation of the two. The new organization was also known as the Toledo. Delphos \u0026amp; Burlington Railroad Company, being formed June 21, 1880, a little over a month after the contract was made for consolidation. The new company completed the projected line from Dayton to Delphos, and after the consolidation with the Dayton \u0026amp; Southeastern Company, the Toledo \u0026amp; Grand Rapids road was purchased (extending from Toledo via Waterville to Grand Rapids, in Wood County). On April 15, 1881, a certificate was filed for the construction of a branch line from Dayton to Lebanon, Warren County, to form connection with the Cincinnati Northern Railway. On May 19, 1881, a certificate was filed for the construction of a branch from Wellston to Ironton, the northern terminus of the Ironton \u0026amp; Huntington Railway. The lines, which were originally the Dayton \u0026amp; Southeastern, the Dayton, Cleveland and Toledo, and the Dayton, Lebanon \u0026amp; Cleveland, were owned and managed by the recently organized Toledo, Cincinnati \u0026amp; St. Louis Company, with principal offices at Toledo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe line was known as the “Clover Leaf” route.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2018-11-27T15:57:05-05:00","created_at":"2019-01-09T17:02:48-05:00","vendor":"Ghosts of Wall Street","type":"Bond Certificates","tags":["*T*","1880s","Date_1880s","Dayton","Ohio","Price_$50 - $99.99","Railroad","Railroad (Scarce)","Region_Midwest","Toledo","Toledo Delphos \u0026 Burlington Railroad"],"price":8500,"price_min":8500,"price_max":8500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":21215460032576,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4083","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company (Dayton Division)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":8500,"weight":7,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083.gif?v=1547071927","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083vign1.gif?v=1547071937","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083vign2.gif?v=1547071945"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083.gif?v=1547071927","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company Bond Certificate","id":2868326563975,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.647,"height":941,"width":1550,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083.gif?v=1547071927"},"aspect_ratio":1.647,"height":941,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083.gif?v=1547071927","width":1550},{"alt":"Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company Bond Certificate","id":2868326596743,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.493,"height":769,"width":1148,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083vign1.gif?v=1547071937"},"aspect_ratio":1.493,"height":769,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083vign1.gif?v=1547071937","width":1148},{"alt":"Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company Bond Certificate","id":2868326629511,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.509,"height":442,"width":667,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083vign2.gif?v=1547071945"},"aspect_ratio":1.509,"height":442,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/4083vign2.gif?v=1547071945","width":667}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately engraved antique bond certificate from the Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company dating back to the 1880's. This document, which is signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by the Franklin Bank Note Company and measures approximately 16\" (w) by\u003cspan\u003e 9 1\/2\u003c\/span\u003e\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe certificate features two nice vignettes - a train rounding a bend at the top and a bee hive at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured. Please note there are a couple of fold split repairs on the back of the piece along the center vertical fold. Edge faults along left side margin folds. Star shaped paper loss at two points where the vertical center fold meets the two horizontal folds. Please review scans carefully.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1879, the 112 mile Toledo, Delphos \u0026amp; Burlington Railroad was formed from the consolidation of the Toledo, Delphos \u0026amp; Indianapolis; Delphos \u0026amp; Kokomo; Delphos, Bluffton \u0026amp; Frankfort and Toledo \u0026amp; Maumee Narrow Gauge railroads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the May 17, 1880, the company entered into a contract with the Dayton, Covington \u0026amp; Toledo Railroad Company for the consolidation of the two. The new organization was also known as the Toledo. Delphos \u0026amp; Burlington Railroad Company, being formed June 21, 1880, a little over a month after the contract was made for consolidation. The new company completed the projected line from Dayton to Delphos, and after the consolidation with the Dayton \u0026amp; Southeastern Company, the Toledo \u0026amp; Grand Rapids road was purchased (extending from Toledo via Waterville to Grand Rapids, in Wood County). On April 15, 1881, a certificate was filed for the construction of a branch line from Dayton to Lebanon, Warren County, to form connection with the Cincinnati Northern Railway. On May 19, 1881, a certificate was filed for the construction of a branch from Wellston to Ironton, the northern terminus of the Ironton \u0026amp; Huntington Railway. The lines, which were originally the Dayton \u0026amp; Southeastern, the Dayton, Cleveland and Toledo, and the Dayton, Lebanon \u0026amp; Cleveland, were owned and managed by the recently organized Toledo, Cincinnati \u0026amp; St. Louis Company, with principal offices at Toledo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe line was known as the “Clover Leaf” route.\u003c\/p\u003e"}