Company & Finance
The corporate record is essential to understanding Keely's work. This page aggregates official filings, certificates, and contemporaneous investor references. Where official filing images are still pending, the gap is flagged clearly.
Corporate Filing Anchor
- PA Department of State portal lists KEELY MOTOR COMPANY (control ID 0006102665) with initial filing date 12/02/1874 and status "Active - County Orphan."
- Official filing images (articles of incorporation / charter book entry / letters patent) are being requested from the PA State Archives RG-026 Corporation Bureau series.
This portal listing is a verified anchor, but it is not a substitute for the original charter or articles. Obtaining the official filing images remains the highest priority.
Certificates & Prints
- Library of Congress print: "Incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania / Keely motor company" (1879).
- LOC stock certificate scan (1879) documents capitalization.
- Additional stock certificates (including Mexico entity) from public scans, pending provenance verification.
Investor & Ownership References (Press)
- The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), Nov 6, 1895: reports a transfer of Mrs. Bloomfield Moore's Keely Motor Company interests to John Jacob Astor.
- El Paso Daily Herald (Nov 26, 1898) and Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Dec 15, 1898) include Keely Motor Company references and stock mentions.
These are contemporaneous press references that inform ownership history. They are not official filings and should be read as journalistic records.
Open Actions
- Acquire official filing images from PA State Archives RG-026 (Corporation Bureau) series.
- Capture portal detail + history for KEELY MOTOR COMPANY (184976) to confirm whether 01/01/1974 is a placeholder.