#22 • Framed 1956 Ford Motor Company Stock Offering Wall Street Journal Advertisement

Part of Fredericksburg VA Downsizing Auction (timed auction by Mountain Valley Auctions)

High bid $8.00

Status: Sold

A framed original newspaper page from The Wall Street Journal, dated Wednesday, January 18, 1956, announcing the public offering of 10,200,000 shares of Ford Motor Company Common Stock at $5 par value, priced at $64.50 per share. The advertisement lists major underwriting firms of the era, including Blyth & Co., Inc., The First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Lehman Brothers, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Professionally mounted in a dark wood frame with a green paper mat board, featuring a "Touch of Class inc. Artwork & Framing of Distinction" gallery label on the backing paper. 16 H x 14 W