This is a green stock certificate issued by the United States Car Company in 1894. It is green in color, hand-issued, and hand-signed, including the signature of the company’s Vice President. There are no cancellation holes. You will receive a similar certificate shown in the product photo. Offered as a collectible.

The United States Car Company was incorporated in New Jersey in the late 19th century and served as a major player in the railcar manufacturing and distribution business. The company originated as the New England Car Company, organized in 1879 by Simeon Brownell and his son Frank Brownell, with offices based in Boston, Massachusetts. Initially, they specialized in railway hopper cars, many of which were produced by contract manufacturers rather than in-house.

Financing for the early operations came largely from businessman and inventor Matthew Van Wormer, who developed a system for railcar tipping. After relocating to the Boston area and gaining control of the company, Van Wormer helped restructure its direction. The Brownells, retaining their sales agency rights outside of New England, formed a separate entity—the United States Car Company—with $3.5 million in capital.

The newly formed United States Car Company established a footprint across the Midwest and Southeast, with manufacturing and operational sites in Hegewisch, Illinois; Anniston, Decatur, and Cherokee County, Alabama; and Urbana, Ohio. The company contributed to the development of rolling stock infrastructure across the country during a time of peak industrial rail expansion.

In 1912, the company changed its name to Western Steel Car & Foundry and shifted toward broader industrial production, including electric steel and cast iron. Certificates like this mark the earlier rail-focused chapter of a firm that played a material role in U.S. industrial and rail history.