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                Stock Code VM-STS1926 |  | 1926 certificate, for £1 of 
                capital stock, in this British bus and car manufacturer. The 
                company, which had production plants in Bristol and Twickenham, closed following the death of Sidney Straker in this 
                year in a hunting accident. Certificate number 499 was issued to 
                Cunliffe Barker of 6 Brighton Terrace, Cornholme, Todmorden. 
                Actual handwriiten signatures of two directors and the company 
                secretary 
                Certificate size is 28 cm 
                high x 37 cm wide (11.5" x 15.5").  |