Detroit Hockey Club Stock Certificate Issued to Henry Ford, July 23, 1927
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Henry Ford invested in the Detroit Hockey Club in 1927, a team transplanted from Victoria, Canada, and a new member of the National Hockey League. The team -- first called the Detroit Cougars, then Falcons -- went into receivership in the early 1930s, making the stock worthless. In 1932, James E. Norris bought the team and renamed them the Detroit Red Wings.
Henry Ford invested in the Detroit Hockey Club in 1927, a team transplanted from Victoria, Canada, and a new member of the National Hockey League. The team -- first called the Detroit Cougars, then Falcons -- went into receivership in the early 1930s, making the stock worthless. In 1932, James E. Norris bought the team and renamed them the Detroit Red Wings.
Artifact
Stock certificate
Subject Date
23 July 1927
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
64.167.285.178
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Typewriting
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9 in (folded)
Width: 4.375 in (folded)
Height: 9 in (unfolded)
Width: 12.5 in (unfolded)
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