{"product_id":"palmer-union-oil-company-stock-certificate-from-1912-now-cocacola","title":"Palmer Union Oil Company Stock Certificate from 1912 now Coca Cola","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original stock certificate from Palmer Union Oil Company, dated 1912, printed in blue. Features a vignette of allegorical figures including winged cherubs positioned around ornate decorative elements with classical imagery in flowing robes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCancelled with multiple perforation rows spelling 'CANCELLED' across the face. Shows characteristic signs of age with some foxing and minor discoloration, along with visible fold lines. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1912, California's oil fields were booming as major discoveries in Kern County and the San Joaquin Valley transformed the state into America's leading petroleum producer. The Palmer Union Oil Company emerged during this fevered period when hundreds of oil ventures launched to capitalize on California's black gold rush. Companies like Union Oil, Standard Oil of California, and Associated Oil were rapidly acquiring smaller operations and drilling rights across the Central Valley and Los Angeles basin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a convoluted trail of mergers spanning six decades, Palmer Union evolved into Palmer Stendel Oil Corporation, then Petrocarbon Chemicals, then Great Western Producers, then Taylor Wine Company, which \u003cstrong\u003emerged into Coca-Cola in 1977.\u003c\/strong\u003e This lineage made Palmer Union certificates the subject of a nationally covered lawsuit in 2012, when a family claimed their garage-sale certificate entitled them to $130 million in Coca-Cola stock, a case featured on NBC's \u003cem\u003eToday Show\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInside Edition\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil company certificates from California's early boom period remain highly sought after by collectors who appreciate both the allegorical artwork typical of early 20th-century financial printing and the historical significance of America's petroleum age beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555329339679,"sku":"MIN-PUO-SU-BLU-1912-001","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/rotated-1e7f6183-166a-4896-90ab-11f7ff12775b.jpg?v=1779280767","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/zh\/products\/palmer-union-oil-company-stock-certificate-from-1912-now-cocacola","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}