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Stock Code BIT1925 |
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Certificate for 1000 shares
in this company formed to exploit US prohibition laws. Issued to
Eleanor Beatrice Plumpton of Broadbank, Louth, Lincolnshire, on 20th August 1925. Actual
handwritten signatures of George W Armbrister, president,
and J S Keisacker, company secretary. Ornate green border
The company was founded by
Sir Broderick Cecil Hartwell with the intention of buying liquor
and shipping it close to the 12 mile limit where it would be
bought for cash. Went bankrupt in 1923 after a recommendation by
the Daily Mail to steer clear of the company
Certificate size is 34
cm wide x 25 cm high. It will be double mounted in a mahogany
frame, with gold inlay.
A perfect personalised
gift for someone who:
- works or worked in the
distilling industry or
- has the surname
Plumpton, Armbrister or Keisacker
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