American District Telegraph Company (ADT) Stock Certificate
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American District Telegraph CompanyStock Certificate
In 1874, 57 diverse "district" telegraph delivery companies were joined to create the new American District Telegraph Company - the forerunner of today's ADT.
With the advent of advanced Call Boxes and multi-signal electric protection system in the early 1890s, ADT became a pre-eminent security protection company. The multi-signal Call Boxes allowed watchmen at businesses to do more than ju...st signal for police or fire department assistance - now he could also send a specific signal to the ADT office, at designated times, to let the monitoring office know that all was well. If a district office didn't receive its scheduled signal, something was assumed amiss, and help was dispatched. By 1899, electric signal services were still only available in 50 towns, though messenger services were widespread throughout more than 500 localities.
In 1901, ADT became a subsidiary of WU.
In 1909, WU and ADT came under the control of AT&T.
During World War II, as more and more young men were called to the armed services, the resulting domestic manpower shortage drove the demand for new and better protection systems that would not only detect problems, but signal an alarm automatically. Because ADT provided a unique integration of systems and services, it was a logical step for the company to create these automatic services. As a result, the company pioneered developments such as the Teletherm automatic fire detections system, the Telewave automatic intrusion system, and other advancements.
In 1987, ADT was purchased by the Hawley Group, Ltd., and renamed ADT Security Systems, Inc. The U.S. headquarters were relocated from New York City to Parsippany, N.J.
In early 1998, ADT, Ltd. was acquired by Tyco International Ltd. Today, ADT has residential and commercial coverage in about 230 major U.S. markets.
All certificates are sold only as collectible pieces, as they are either canceled or obsolete.
All pieces sold are originals - no reproductions!
Certificates carry no value on any of today's financial indexes and no transfer of ownership is implied.
Unless otherwise indicated, images are representative of the piece(s) you will receive. When a representative image is presented in one of our listings, you will receive a certificate in similar condition; however dating, denomination, certificate number and issuance details may vary.
We offer flat rate shipping - whether you order 1 certificate or 100 - you pay only the published flat rate. To take advantage of our flat rate shipping offer, you must add all of the pieces you would like to your eBay cart and perform a single checkout. If you use "Buy It Now" for each individual certificate, you will be charged a shipping charge each time - this is an unfortunate limitation of the eBay system.
Regularly: $4
American District Telegraph CompanyStock Certificate
In 1874, 57 diverse "district" telegraph delivery companies were joined to create the new American District Telegraph Company - the forerunner of today's ADT.
With the advent of advanced Call Boxes and multi-signal electric protection system in the early 1890s, ADT became a pre-eminent security protection company. The multi-signal Call Boxes allowed watchmen at businesses to do more than ju...st signal for police or fire department assistance - now he could also send a specific signal to the ADT office, at designated times, to let the monitoring office know that all was well. If a district office didn't receive its scheduled signal, something was assumed amiss, and help was dispatched. By 1899, electric signal services were still only available in 50 towns, though messenger services were widespread throughout more than 500 localities.
In 1901, ADT became a subsidiary of WU.
In 1909, WU and ADT came under the control of AT&T.
During World War II, as more and more young men were called to the armed services, the resulting domestic manpower shortage drove the demand for new and better protection systems that would not only detect problems, but signal an alarm automatically. Because ADT provided a unique integration of systems and services, it was a logical step for the company to create these automatic services. As a result, the company pioneered developments such as the Teletherm automatic fire detections system, the Telewave automatic intrusion system, and other advancements.
In 1987, ADT was purchased by the Hawley Group, Ltd., and renamed ADT Security Systems, Inc. The U.S. headquarters were relocated from New York City to Parsippany, N.J.
In early 1998, ADT, Ltd. was acquired by Tyco International Ltd. Today, ADT has residential and commercial coverage in about 230 major U.S. markets.
All certificates are sold only as collectible pieces, as they are either canceled or obsolete.
All pieces sold are originals - no reproductions!
Certificates carry no value on any of today's financial indexes and no transfer of ownership is implied.
Unless otherwise indicated, images are representative of the piece(s) you will receive. When a representative image is presented in one of our listings, you will receive a certificate in similar condition; however dating, denomination, certificate number and issuance details may vary.
We offer flat rate shipping - whether you order 1 certificate or 100 - you pay only the published flat rate. To take advantage of our flat rate shipping offer, you must add all of the pieces you would like to your eBay cart and perform a single checkout. If you use "Buy It Now" for each individual certificate, you will be charged a shipping charge each time - this is an unfortunate limitation of the eBay system.
