Description
Single sided illustrated stock certificate for four $100 shares in the company located in Ridgetown, a community located in south-east Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. Certificate states Capital Stock at $25,000 with number of shares available at 250. Central illustration being an ornate casket or coffin also featuring ornate Victorian fonts.
9.5 x 6 inches
Despite numerous claims, promotions and incredible claims, it is doubtful more than a handful of glass caskets were made. Of those that were made, few survive, and not only because they were objects meant to be buried. Creating a glass casket large enough to hold an adult corpse was an incredible undertaking, so to speak. Interesting to note lots MA197 through MA199 the Company name has been changed and the reference to ‘Glass Burial Case’ removed, one can safely assume the glass aspect of the business proved unrealistic.
