Compliments of the Standard Reserve Oil Company.
[c.1902]. · Chicago:
by [Standard Oil].
Rectangular 8vo, (9½x5¼"), pamphlet, [1], 11 leaves, printed on rectos only, original brown paper wrappers, red ribbon tie at top. A little normal aging, but otherwise near fine. This is an early Standard Oil piece that appears to be designed to promote the stock, which according to this brochure consisted of only 2,500,000 shares. At the time of publication the par value was only $1 per share. The brochure discusses various oil field potential, and on the inside back cover is a "no wild cat" illustration hyping the stock. This was printed well before the 1911 breakup of the company for violating the "Sherman Antitrust Act." A wonderful piece of corporate memorabilia. OCLC locates only a single copy, at the University of Wyoming. (Inventory #: 106482)