Armco Inc. - Specimen Stock Certificate

Specimen Stock printed by Security-Columbian United States Banknote Corporation. The organization was established in 1899 under the name The American Rolling Mill Company (ARMCO) in Middletown, Ohio, where it maintained a production facility. George Matthew Verity (1865–1942) was one of the founders and served as its inaugural president. In 1914, the organization commenced the publication of the monthly ARMCO bulletin "to facilitate an interchange of thought and suggestion, and to create a better understanding of the activities and problems of the Operating Department employees." In 1922, it inaugurated a second production facility, Ashland Works, located in Ashland, Kentucky. In 1956, the organization acquired the American Bantam Car Company, which was the original creator and manufacturer of the World War II Jeep. Following the loss of the Jeep contract to Willys-Overland, American Bantam transitioned to the production of trailers. In 1971, Armco Steel acquired the Kansas City-based engineering firm Burns & McDonnell; however, in 1985, the employees of Burns & McDonnell obtained a loan to purchase the company from Armco. In 1978, Armco Steel underwent a rebranding and was renamed Armco, Inc. It relocated its headquarters to New Jersey in 1985.