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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2814

Edison Portland Cement (NJ) 1899. #59. 100 shs. Ornate border. Issued to and signed on the back by Thomas Edison. VF. In 1899, when this certificate was issued, Thomas Edison was thoroughly dejected, having spent five years in the highlands of Ogdensburg, New Jersey, trying to perfect a new method for processing iron ore. He directed this attention towards a new venture, a new company that he hoped to develop for the purpose of producing low-cost fireproof cement buildings. It was an idea that was way ahead of its time, and Edison soon moved onto his next great project, the development of a practical storage battery for automobiles.

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