Samuel Insull Autograph

Current items with a signature of Samuel Insull

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad signed by Samuel Insull, Jr.	$125.00

Insull was born on November 11, 1859, in London, the son of Insull Insull, a tradesman and lay preacher who was active in the temperance movement, and Emma Short. He was one of five siblings who survived to adulthood. His younger brother, Martin, became a major executive at Sam's companies. Insull's career began as an apprentice clerk for various local businesses at age 14. He went on to become a stenographer at Vanity Fair. Through a newspaper ad, the 19-year-old became the private secretary and bookkeeper to Colonel George Gouraud, the London representative of Thomas Edison's telephone companies. When he learned of a job with Edison in the United States, Insull indicated he would be glad to have it, provided it was as Thomas Edison's personal secretary.

In 1881, at the age of 21, Insull immigrated to the US, complete with side whiskers to make him appear older than his years. In the decade that followed, Insull took on increasing responsibilities in Edison's business endeavors, building electrical power stations throughout the US. With several other Edison Pioneers, he participated in Henry Villard's January 1889 founding of Edison General Electric, which later became the publicly held company now known as General Electric. In 1892, Insull was offered the post of second-vice-president at General Electric, but was unhappy at not being named its president. When the presidency went to another, Insull moved to Chicago as head of the Chicago Edison Company. Another consideration is that he was caught between opposing factions when J. P. Morgan combined the Thomson-Houston Electric Company and Edison General Electric to form the new company in April 1892. Those loyal to Edison accused Insull of selling out, and in fact he did welcome the infusion of capital, from the Vanderbilts, from J. P. Morgan, and others, as necessary for the company's future development. Edison forgave him, but others did not, and it seemed a good idea to move on to a new company in a new place. Read even more about Samuel Insull at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Samuel Insull

The most expensive item with a signature of Samuel Insull (SAMUEL INSULL - SIGNATURE(S) 06/06/1932 Rare Framed Photograph Chicago GE Edison) was sold in March 2015 for $422.00 while the cheapest item (SAMUEL INSULL SIGNED CUT SIGNATURE PSA/DNA W/COA !) found a new owner for $12.00 in December 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2016 with an average selling price of $45.00 for an autographed item of Samuel Insull. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2015 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.00 was December 2009. In average, an autographed item from Samuel Insull is worth $45.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Samuel Insull were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1903 Louisville Southern Traction Co Stock Certificate signed by Samuel Insull	$39.95
	Samuel Insull Autographed Business Card D.1938 Inventor	$41.00
	Samuel Insull Com Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1910	$45.00
	Samuel Insull Com Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1911	$45.00
	Samuel Insull Com Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1912	$45.00
	Samuel Insull Com Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1912	$45.00
	Samuel Insull Commonwealth Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1907	$40.00
	Samuel Insull Commonwealth Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1910	$49.99
	Samuel Insull Commonwealth Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1910	$35.00
	Samuel Insull Commonwealth Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1910	$38.00
	Samuel Insull Commonwealth Edison Magnate Signed Railroad Stock 1911	$40.00
	Samuel Insull Industrialist Signed Railroad Stock 1908	$50.00
	Samuel Insull Signed Louisville N Railroad Stock 1911	$49.99
	Samuel Insull Signed Louisville N Railroad Stock 1912	$50.00
	Samuel Insull- TLS from 1932 Signed	$199.99