Issued to and signed by Thomas Alva Edison. Scripophily, the collecting of old stocks and bonds, gained recognition as a hobby around 1970. The word "scripophily" was coined by combining words from English and Greek. The word "scrip" represents an ownership right and the word "philos" means to love. https://www.glabarre.com/item/Thomas_A_Edison_Edison_Phonograph_Works_Stock_Certificate/1894 #presidentialautographs #railroadbond #railroadstock #railroadstocks #rareautograph #RevolutionaryWar #scripophily #signature #standardoiltrust #stockcertificate #stocksandbonds #SuperPetchili (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8qFniulAi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=












