Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Images of Old Share Certificates of Indian Companies


The Burrakar Coal Co Limited

Part of the Managing Agency House of Bird & Co, it was one of the premier Coal comapnies in eastern India, in Asansol Midnapur Jharria Belt. The company is now inoperative, its assets having been nationalised by the government in 1975.





Stock Certificate dated 3rd January 1945 of The Northern India Oil Industries Ld, a company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act 1913. Registered in United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh.





Stock Certificate dated 7th April 1947 of Metal Industries Ld, a company incorporated in 1928, under the Indian Companies Act 1913. Registered in Shoranur, S Malabar, now Kerala.





The Indian Standard Wagon Company Limited

Promoted under the Indian Companies Act of 1913, the Company was part of the agency House Martin Burn Limited, an engineering conglomerate in Eastern India. Following its nationalization in April 1975, this company was merged with Burn & Co, another engineering giant to form the Burn Standard Co Limited.

The History of Burn Standard Co Limited dates back to 1781, when Burn & Co. was established on the West side of River Hooghly in Calcutta.

Share certificate dated 29th June 1962 in the name of United Industrial Bank Ltd.






The India Paper Pulp Company Limited

Promoted under the Indian Companies Acts of 1913, the Company was part of the leading agency House of Eastern India, The Andrew Yule Group.

Share certificate dated 8th October 1955.