You could spend a lot of time researching through databases that track corporate changes and put together what the remnants of your 1917 corporation is. Or you could pay a professional firm to do it, try www.oldcompany.com or http://www.stockresearch.pro/.
Be careful with some other stock research services that are not members of the Better Business Bureau, have little business experience and claim to be experts in collectible stock and bond certificates. Many of these so called experts have little experience in determining whether your old company stock has real value as a collectible or redeemable security. Always check to see what the Better Business Bureau says about them.
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Daddy - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U
Smith - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
Economy - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U
The Manxman - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
Conscience - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:R
The Tenderfoot - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved
Justice - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
Asthore - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U
Drink - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
The Failure - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
The Profligate - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A