DOW JONES BROAD TAPE STOCK/NEWS TICKER FREE SHIP-USA Start Price USD 1,599.99 Current Price USD 1,599.99 Time Left 29 days 8 hours 54 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 09, 2008 End Time Friday, February 06, 2009 Location PITTSBURGH, PA See more about ' DOW JONES BROAD TAPE STOCK/NEWS TICKER FREE SHIP-USA ' Description VINTAGE 1940's DOW JONES BROAD TAPE STOCK/NEWS TICKER FREE SHIPPING & INSURANCE - USA ONLY LONG BE FOR THE DAYS OF CNBC, BLOOMBERG, CNN AND VARIOUS OTHER NEW'S SERVICES, THE STOCK TICKERS PROVIDED UP TO THE MINUTE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ALL OF WALL STREET.  THIS IS A VINTAGE 1940'S DOW JONES BROAD TAPE STOCK TICKER,  USED BY FINANCIAL COMPANY OF DOW JONES & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.  With the invention of electricity in the 19th century, Dow Jones went from distributing a hand-written bulletin delivered by messengers, who raced around Wall Street, to instead distributing its content to financial professionals using an electronic ticker machine. An ad from The Wall Street Journal on February 26, 1897 reads: "Quick as a Flash! We give quotations, telegrams, cables and all kinds of news affecting the markets / Page printers are the latest electric device / News carried by electricity printed by electricity / Arranged on a page easily read and filed / No banker or broker can well afford to be without our Financial News Service. / Dow Jones & Co. / 44 Broad St." THE FREE STANDING DOW JONES BROAD TAPE STOCK TICKER IS APPROXIATE  48"H     X    17"W    X    10"D.   CONSTRUCTED OF METAL & GLASS AND FEATURES THE COMPANY NAME ON THE FRONT (please see other photo's)   THE BROAD TAPE STOCK TICKER IS COMPLETE WITH THE GLASS DOME LID.    SECONDARY MARKET VALUE $8500.00. THIS WILL MAKE A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR A STOCK TRADER,   A BROKERAGE HOUSE,  OR A COLLECTOR OF VINTAGE STOCK TICKERS! FREE SHIPPING & INSURANCE,    VIA UPS GROUND  ONLY IN USA.  PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS, AND VISIT MY EBAY STORE "BIDDIN TREASURE"  THANK YOU FOR LOOKING & HAVE GREAT DAY!  :o)   Place a Bid!