Archives International Auctions - Auction 108 Timed Sale November 25 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 108timed 56 November 25, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Missouri 1231 1231 MO. Ralston PurinaCo., 1989. Registered 9 1/4%Specimen Bond, XF SC-USBNC St. Louis, Missouri. Ralston Purina Company was a St. Louis, Missouri–based American animal feed, food and pet food company. On December 12, 2001, it merged with Swiss food-giant Nestlé’s Friskies division to form Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80 New Jersey 1232 1232 NJ. Borden, Inc. 1979 Specimen Registered $-Odd 9 3/8% Bond XF SC-USBN Red Borden, Inc., was an American producer of food and beverage products, consumer products, and industrial products. At one time, the company was the largest U.S. producer of dairy and pasta products. Its food division, Borden Foods, was based in Columbus, Ohio, and focused primarily on pasta and pasta sauces, bakery products, snacks, processed cheese, jams and jellies, and ice cream. It was best known for its Borden Ice Cream, Meadow Gold milk, Creamette pasta, and Borden Condensed Milk brands. Its consumer products and industrial segment marketed wallpaper, adhesives, plastics and resins. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $40-80 1233 1233 NJ. Nabisco, Inc., 1980s 100 Shrs Specimen Stock Cert., VF-XF SCBN Blue NJ. Nabisco, Inc., 1980s 100 Shrs Specimen Stock Cert., VF-XF SCBN Blue. Nabisco is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $60-120 New York 1234 1234NY. Phenix Cheese Co., 1910-28 Specimen Stock Cert Odd Shrs VF Black SBN Specimen Stock Cert Odd Shrs VF Black border, SBN. In 1924, Kraft Cheese Company was listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange. In 1926, it was listed on the NYSE. The firm then began to consolidate the United States dairy industry through acquisition, in competition with National and Borden. Firms acquired included: In 1928, it acquired Phenix Cheese Company, the maker of a cream cheese branded as Philadelphia cream cheese, founded by Jason F. Whitney, Sr. and the company changed its name to Kraft-Phenix Cheese Company. In 1929, The New York Times reported that Kraft Phenix, The Hershey Company and Colgate were looking at merging. In the same year, it was reported that National, Borden and Standard Brands (a firm that is now part of Kraft Foods) were all looking at acquiring the firm. By 1930, it had captured forty percent of the cheese market in the U.S. and was the third largest dairy company in the United States after National Dairy and Borden. In 1930, the company also began operating in Australia following a merger with Fred Walker & Co ������������������������� Est. $60-120