1907 - SOC. ANON. INT. CLICHES CELLULOIDE BACIGALUPI - 50 AZIONI GENOVA

Certificate of 25 Shares – International Anonymous Society for Celluloid Clichés Bacigalupi

Certificate Details

• Company: International Anonymous Society for Celluloid Clichés Bacigalupi.
• Headquarters: Genoa, Italy.
• Certificate Number: 2526.
• Shares: 25 shares with a nominal value of 25 Lire each.
• Issue Date: June 27, 1907.
• Share Capital: 3,000,000 Lire, represented by 120,000 shares.
• Company Duration: 25 years.
• Signatures: Signed by an administrator of the company.
• Print: Shares printed using celluloid clichés produced by the company itself.

Document Features

1. Design and Logo:

   • Features artistic design with early 20th-century ornamental motifs.
   • Includes the company logo with typographic tools, symbolizing cliché production.
   • Displays decorative numbering emphasizing the value of 25.

2. Legal Information:

   • The company was established through a public act by notary Gherardini-Ricci in Genoa.
   • Registered with the Civil and Criminal Court of Genoa.

3. Coupons:

   • Numbered coupons for dividend payments.
   • Highlights the method of distributing profits to shareholders.

Company History

The International Anonymous Society for Celluloid Clichés Bacigalupi was founded in the early 20th century to capitalize on technological innovations in celluloid cliché production. These clichés were primarily used in the printing and typography industry, revolutionizing production processes with the material’s increased precision and durability.

Celluloid, a pioneering material of the time, also found applications in other industrial fields, establishing companies like Bacigalupi as key players in modernizing printing and standardizing typographic techniques.

Historical and Collectible Value

• Historical Significance:
  • A document representative of the printing industry and the production of innovative materials in the early 1900s.
  • Reflects Genoa’s role as an industrial and commercial hub in Italy.
• Aesthetic Appeal:
  • Refined design typical of corporate certificates from the period, making it particularly attractive to collectors.
• Rarity:
  • Unique specimen tied to a specific and innovative sector, highly appreciated in the field of scripophily.