1915 | Brazil Railway Company Stock Certificate | Unframed

Printed from plates by Waterloo & Sons Ltd. in England, and produced in both English and French, this was an international stock issued by the company to European and American investors. It also came with multiple detachable "Dividend Coupons" representing the investor's right to periodically claim dividends. The Brazil Railway Company was established in 1906, with its headquarters in Portland, Maine, USA, and branches in London, Paris, and São Paulo. The company was led by American financier Percival Farquhar, with the aim of establishing a railway network spanning South America, connecting major industrial and port cities in southern Brazil with neighboring countries. It was part of the "American Railway Empire" project of the time.