Alexander Manufacturing TOILET stock certificate 1800s Hang it in your bathroom!

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Alexander Manufacturing TOILET stock certificate
1800s
Frame it for your bathroom
Probably the most interesting type of certificate you can frame for a bathroom is one that is related to a toilet. One of the more common and reasonably priced stock certificates that fit in this category is the Alexander Manufacturing Company, an 1800’s era certificate that features a cutaway view of an early toilet. The company operated in Detroit, Michigan as a manufacturer of toilet bowls and closet tanks.
What makes this certificate interesting though is its history and its additional connection to the automobile industry. David Dunbar Buick, founder of the Buick automobile company, was born in Scotland but his father moved the family to the United States when he was two. He grew up in Detroit and in 1869 at the age of only 15, he got his first job with the Alexander Manufacturing Company. He moved up the ranks and eventually became the foreman of the company. However, the company went out of business in 1882. Buick started his own company making similar toilet products, and eventually grew the company into a major plumbing supply company. He sold the business in 1899. His next business was building marine engines, but in 1902, he started the Buick Manufacturing Company, which produced one and two cylinder cars.