Archives International Auctions Sale 63 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera December 9th & 10th 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 63 114 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York. Alabama 704 704 Birmingham Motors, A Trust, 1921 I/U Stock Certificate Jamestown, New York and Birmingham, Alabama, 1921. 60 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with green border, Eagle at top center. Fine condition. Birmingham Motors was a United States based automobile company. Organized in 1920, it was tentatively in business only from 1921 through 1923. �� Est. $90-140 Ohio 705 705 Timken-Detroit Axle Co., ca.1930-40 Progress Proof Stock Certificate Ohio, ND (1930s). Odd Shares Progress Proof Capital Stock Certificate, Black text, Company logo at top flanked by allegorical figures. Cancelled stamps throughout, some notes made in black ink. VF condition. The Timken Company is an American manufacturer of bearings and related components and assemblies. For many decades it was also a steelmaker concentrating mainly on alloy steel tube, but the steel business line was spun off to Timken Steel in 2014. In 1917, the company began its steel- and tube-making operations in Canton to vertically integrate and maintain better control over the steel used in its bearings. During World War II, Timken production increased dramatically to keep up with wartime demand. For instance, every U.S. jeep was built using 24 Timken® bearings. With 660,000 jeeps delivered to the U.S. military, Timken delivered more than 15.8 million bearings for those vehicles over the course of the war.�� Est. $55-90 Pennsylvania 706 706 PA. Autocar Co., 1936 Receipt for Specimen 7% 1st Mortgage Gold Bond, XF Pennsylvania. The Autocar Company is an American specialist manufacturer of severe-duty, Cab Over Engine vocational trucks, based in Hagerstown, Indiana. Started in 1897 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles, and trucks from 1899, Autocar is the oldest surviving motor vehicle brand in the Western Hemisphere. The last cars were produced in 1911 and the company continued as a maker of severe-duty trucks. In 1953 Autocar was taken over by theWhite Motor Company which made Autocar their top-of-the-line brand. White was taken over in turn by Volvo Trucks in 1981 with Autocar continuing as a division. In 2001, Autocar was acquired by GVWGroup, LLC, which revived Autocar as an independent company. Autocar now builds three models of custom-engineered, heavy-duty trucks and has regained leading positions in several vocational segments.�� Est. $55-100 Rhode Island 707 707 BenhamHydraulic Motor Co. 1888 I/UStock Certificate Rhode Island, 1888. 10 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate #37, Black text with black border. Red stamp at bottom left, Fine-VF condition. Benham Hydraulic Motor Company was incorporated in 1888. �� Est. $30-50 Various 708 708 International Motor Co., 1911 Specimen Stock Certificate Odd Shares Specimen Preferred Stock Trust Certificate, Black text with purple border and background. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial number, POCs. VF condition, ABNC. International Motor Company was a predecessor of the United States Motor Company (USMC). Rare specimen Stock Certificate.�� Est. $60-100 Virginia 709 709 Falls Motor Corp., 1920 Specimen Stock Certificate Virginia, ND (1920’s). Odd Shares Specimen Stock Trust Certificate, Black text with brown border and background. Specimen overprints, 00000 serial number, POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Falls Motor Corporation, previously the Falls Machine Company, was an American manufacturer of engines and automobiles. �� Est. $60-100