Tiffin Art Metal stock certificate 1940s (Ohio)

Plain certificate with history. Issued  and cancelled.  Dated 1940s. Measures approximately 10.5 x 8.5 inches. 

Tiffin Metal Products marks its beginning on Nov. 23, 1903, when it was called The Tiffin Art Metal Co. At that time, products made were stamped ornamental steel ceiling panels such as those seen in older commercial structures. The panels were also used in schools and courthouses.

In 1928, with the advent of motoring, billboards became a fad and Tiffin Art Metal evolved as one of the two main manufacturers of large billboards in the country. The company was a locally stock-owned company until the mid-1950s, when it was purchased by Springfield-Green Industries. The company again changed hands in the early 1960s when it was purchased by Mid-Continent Manufacturing.

Soon after, a new product line emerged - cabs for construction equipment such as cranes. In 1969, a company named A-T-O absorbed Mid-Continent. The name was changed to Hadco-Tiffin in the early 1970s as a subsidiary of Hadco Engineering in Los Angeles, which was still part of the A-T-O group.

Later in the 1970s, the name was changed to Tiffin Metal Products and the plant became a full-fledged division of A-T-O. Shortly thereafter, A-T-O changed its name to Figgie International. In 1976, Tiffin Metal Products acquired the Sentinel Coin Locker division from Rohr-Flexible Co., making the Tiffin plant one of two U.S. manufacturers of coin-operated lockers in the country.

In 1980, Tiffin Metal Products Co. again became a privately owned company when Willard P. Heddles purchased it and became the president, CEO and sole shareholder. Early in the 1990s, the company recognized the need for ergonomic tables for assembly and inspection use in the industry. The metal cabinet line was discontinued and evolved into work centers with height and tilt adjustment. Throughout the 1990s that line grew to be known as Tiffin Systems.

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