Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange

Frank Leslie's hand colored engraving. Published in the opening year of the exchange. Rare.
Print Type: Wood Engraving
Date: 1885
Origin: American
Frame: Mahogany
Subject: American Stock Exchange
Notes & Literature: he New-York Mining and National Petroleum Exchange merged with the New-York Petroleum Exchange and Stock Board on February 28, 1885. The new institution was named the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange, also referred to as the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange of New York. The institution would later be renamed the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York. By its official formation in 1885, its memberships of 2403 was considered the largest membership of any exchange in the United States, excluding the New York Produce Exchange. 400 of those members were also members of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Condition Report: No defects noted.