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New Mexico Mica Mining Company Stock Certificate [200453]

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New Mexico Mica Mining Company Stock Certificate [200453]
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Inc. in Colorado. No. 335, issued for 1,000 shares to Ira Pendleton in Denver in 1889. Signed by JT Comforth as vice president and the secretary (illegible). Not cancelled. Orange border and background with vignette of mining camp in scenic Nature. Folds, creases, toning. 7 x 11" According to a Feb. 21, 1889 Santa Fe Mexican article, the company was formed in 1887 and purchased the mines at Tres Piedras, New Mexico. The mine had been ignoring the mica that couldn't be used as plates in manufacturing. This new company pulverized it for industrial uses using the Cyclone Pulverizer.
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Date: 1889
Country (if not USA):
State: New Mexico
City: Tres Piedras
Provenance: Douglas McDonald Collection