Jay Cooke & Company Infant Bodysuit

Jay Cooke & Company Infant Bodysuit

Black / NB (0-3M)
$19.99
Sale price  $19.99 Regular price 
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Jay Cooke & Company Infant Bodysuit

$19.99
Sale price  $19.99 Regular price 
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Introduce a new generation to a memorable story from American banking history. Jay Cooke & Company was founded in Philadelphia in 1861 and helped sell Union government bonds through agents working across the country. Telegraph-based confirmations coordinated sales from the firm’s Philadelphia base. After the war, its focus shifted toward railroad investment, including Northern Pacific bonds, and the firm suspended operations during the financial upheaval of 1873. A distinctive choice for families who enjoy sharing stories of historic companies and the past.

Jay Cooke founded Jay Cooke & Company in 1861 with William E. C. Moorhead, with ownership divided two-thirds to Cooke and one-third to Moorhead. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the bank also had branches in New York City and Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, it sold hundreds of millions of dollars in Union government bonds, including the Treasury’s 5–20 bond issue, using agents across the country. Its telegraph-based confirmations helped coordinate securities sales from Philadelphia, earning it a reputation as the first “wire” brokerage house. After the war, the firm continued selling U.S. treasuries, then turned to railroad investment. In 1870, the Northern Pacific Railroad appointed it exclusive bond agent. Difficulty selling those bonds left Cooke’s firm heavily exposed: it came to own 75 percent of the railroad and could not meet obligations tied to expected bond proceeds. Withdrawals followed, operations were suspended, and bankruptcy began soon after the 1873 collapse. The failure helped trigger the Panic of 1873 and a wider chain of bank runs and failures. The supplied article describes no merger or successor company.

NB (0-3M) 6M 12M 18M 24M
Width, in 7.50 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00
Length, in 10.75 11.76 12.75 13.75 14.75
Sleeve length, in 2.52 2.76 2.99 3.23 3.50

Product features

- 100% combed ringspun cotton for solid colors (lightweight 4.5 oz/yd²)

- Side seams for better shape retention

- Ribbed knit binding for soft, flexible neck and sleeve openings

- Matching plastic crotch snaps for easy diaper changes

- Tear-away label and REACH compliant materials

Care instructions

- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)

- Non-chlorine: bleach as needed

- Tumble dry: low heat

- Do not dry clean

- Do not iron



EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY

Product information: Rabbit Skins 4424, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Warnings, Hazard: For children, Made in India

Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: low heat, Do not iron, Do not dry clean

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