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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 1359153, member: 24274"]And so, this evening's presentation -- ships and architecture:</p><p><br /></p><p>The first I've titled "City Hall" but truthfully I'm not sure what it is. Love all the Victorian gingerbread ornamentation on the building. I'm fairly certain this is an ABNCo vignette. Can anyone identify the building?</p><p><br /></p><p>Next is "U.S. Water Shops, Springfield, Mass." which has an American Bank Note imprint. This was a vast U.S. armory that did heavy metal forging, machining and gun stocking shaping, using the hydro power of the Mill River alongside it. The original building was built in 1858 and was partially destroyed by fire in 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The Iron Steamboat Co." was produced by ABNCo. I've seen the Iron Steamboat vignette used on that company's letterhead. They ran passenger ferry's between Manhattan and Coney Island from 1881 to 1932. Each ship in the fleet was named for a constellation: Cygnus, Perseus, Pegasus...wish I could have taken an excursion on one of them! </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sure I've seen "The Ferry" vignette on a stock or bond, but haven't pinned it down yet. It has a National Bank Note Co. imprint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly the harbor scene, another ABNCo vignette, was engraved circa 1880. It appears on a 100 share stock certificate of the Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 1359153, member: 24274"]And so, this evening's presentation -- ships and architecture: The first I've titled "City Hall" but truthfully I'm not sure what it is. Love all the Victorian gingerbread ornamentation on the building. I'm fairly certain this is an ABNCo vignette. Can anyone identify the building? Next is "U.S. Water Shops, Springfield, Mass." which has an American Bank Note imprint. This was a vast U.S. armory that did heavy metal forging, machining and gun stocking shaping, using the hydro power of the Mill River alongside it. The original building was built in 1858 and was partially destroyed by fire in 1988. "The Iron Steamboat Co." was produced by ABNCo. I've seen the Iron Steamboat vignette used on that company's letterhead. They ran passenger ferry's between Manhattan and Coney Island from 1881 to 1932. Each ship in the fleet was named for a constellation: Cygnus, Perseus, Pegasus...wish I could have taken an excursion on one of them! I'm sure I've seen "The Ferry" vignette on a stock or bond, but haven't pinned it down yet. It has a National Bank Note Co. imprint. Lastly the harbor scene, another ABNCo vignette, was engraved circa 1880. It appears on a 100 share stock certificate of the Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.[/QUOTE]
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