Commonwealth & Southern Corporation

In 1930, Southeastern Power & Light merged into the Commonwealth & Southern Corporation (which was incorporated a year earlier) to form a system that included five Northern companies and six Southern companies. However, in the late 1940s Commonwealth & Southern was dissolved to meet the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. The dissolution was necessary because the 11 companies of Commonwealth & Southern did not have integrated operations or interconnected lines.


Certificate: Option Warrant, issued in the 1940’s

Printer: Hamilton Bank Note Company

Dimensions: 8” (h) x 12” (w)

State: DE-Delaware

Subject Matter: Utility Companies | Electric Companies

Vignette Topic(s): Female Subject | Male Subject | Industrial Scene

Condition: Vertical fold lines, punch hole cancels in signature areas and body, toning from age.