Woodruff Sleeping & Parlor Coach Company (Signed by Jonah Woodruff)

Product Details CompanyWoodruff Sleeping and Parlor Coach Company Certificate TypeCapital Stock Date IssuedSeptember 10, 1875CanceledYesPrinterAmerican Bank Note CompanySignaturesHand signedApproximate Size10 1/2" (w) by 6 1/4" (h)ImagesShow the exact certificate you will receiveGuaranteed AuthenticYesAdditional DetailsSigned by Jonah WoodruffReference $75 to $100 Historical Context At the age of 16, Theodore Tuttle Woodruff (1811-1892) happily left the farm and became an apprentice wagon-maker. He worked at that trade for three years and then went into a foundry to learn pattern-making. As a journeyman pattern-maker he worked for the earliest car builders in Springfield, MA. He may have worked at Dean, Packard & Mills Car Builders in Springfield and thus had a friendship with Caleb Parker at the time Parker was a principal in Barney, Parker & Company (predecessor to Barney & Smith). About 1855, Woodruff became Master Car Builder for the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Lo