3M - Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. signed by John Dwan & Henry S. Bryan - 1904 dated Autograph Stock Certificate - 2 of the 5 Founders
Inv# AG1027A Stock
John Dwan, 3M Founder and first secretary; attorney in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Henry S. Bryan, 3M Founder and first president. Chief of Motive Power at the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad. The five founders of 3M financed the company to mine mineral for grinding wheel abrasives. Like many others in the early 1900’s, 3M’s Founders incorporated first and investigated later. In the face of failure, they persevered and turned an investment into a lucrative venture.
Founders:
- J. Danley Budd
- Henry S. Bryan
- William A. McGonagle
- John Dwan
- Hermon W. Cable
3M Company (originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods. The company produces over 60,000 products under several brands, including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, personal protective equipment, window films, paint protection films, dental and orthodontic products, electrical and electronic connecting and insulating materials, medical products, car-care products, electronic circuits, healthcare software, and optical films. It is based in Maplewood, a suburb of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M
A stock certificate is issued by businesses, usually companies. A stock is part of the permanent finance of a business. Normally, they are never repaid, and the investor can recover his/her money only by selling to another investor. Most stocks, or also called shares, earn dividends, at the business's discretion, depending on how well it has traded. A stockholder or shareholder is a part-owner of the business that issued the stock certificates.
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