The Detroit Edison Company

Certificate of 2 shares of 100$ each issued in New York in 1917.

Cancelled

In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the incandescent lamp, and in 1883, the incandescent light bulb made its first appearance in Detroit at the Metcalf Brothers dry goods store. In 1886, the Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit was formed and began serving its first customers. At the turn of the century, Edison Illuminating Co. and Peninsular Electric Light Co. (which held the region's electric distribution franchise) provided all commercial electric lighting and power in the city of Detroit. In 1903, Detroit Edison purchased the securities of both companies and incorporated them on January 17, 1903. That same year, construction of the Delray Power Plant began and Henry Ford, who had left Edison Illuminating four years earlier, founded Ford Motor Company. In 1903, the Detroit Gas Co. was renamed the Detroit City Gas Co. It obtained franchises for Highland Park and Hamtramck and increased its customer base to more than 67,000. In 1904, Detroit Edison signed its first electricity contract with a automobile manufacturer, Cadillac Motor Car Co. In 1905, the majority of Detroit City Gas Co.'s stock was acquired by the American Light & Traction Co., a holding company that controlled utility and transportation interests stretching from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee. Source: https://www.dteenergy.com