Share of the Compagnie Générale de Manutention Mécanique, a public limited company established by deed filed with Maître Cottenet, notary in Paris, with a capital of 350,000 francs divided into three thousand five hundred shares of one hundred francs each. The head office was in Paris. This company, specializing in industrial handling equipment (cranes, freight elevators, overhead cranes), accompanied the mechanization of French ports and factories at the turn of the 20th century. The certificate bears on its frontispiece a superb photographic vignette of a gantry-mounted mechanical crane — a direct illustration of the company's activity, making it a particularly telling piece. Engraved border adorned with neo-Renaissance motifs and putti holding the "MM" (Manutention Mécanique) crest. Fully paid-up bearer share of One Hundred Francs, no. [to be verified], dated Paris, 1 March 1907, two directors' signatures ("Dunont" and another). Red stamp in the corner. Major feature: the entire set of coupons is preserved beneath the certificate, forming a complete grid of 25 coupons bearing the number 023, which is a major collecting point. Very fine condition, clean paper, sharp printing. An industrial piece full of character, sought after by enthusiasts of old machinery.