The Blythe Company Stock Certificate #100752

Unique. Inc. Oct. 15th, 1887. No. 170, issued for 1,000 shares to RP Henshall on Oct. 11th, 1902. Signed by president Charles Bogan and secretary. Not cancelled. Gray border and print. Portrait vignette of Thomas Henry Blythe. 5.25 x 10.25" Folds, pinholes. After San Francisco real estate tycoon Thomas Henry Blythe died suddenly, the collective heirs of the Blythe estate formed themselves into a company called the Blythe Company with a capital stock of $2,500,000 divided into 100,000 shares of $25 each. The purpose of the company was to avoid any possible delays or complications should one of the claimants die while the court was deciding the case. () State: California City: San Francisco Date: 1902