1958 Horry County SC Furniture Lease Box Heater Goldfinch Watts Paid # 1148

Original 1958 Horry County, South Carolina furniture lease/chattel mortgage between F. Gorham Watts of Route 3, Galivants Ferry, S.C. and Goldfinch’s, Inc. of Conway, South Carolina. Dated October 2, 1958, the document covers the purchase of a No. 28 box heater. The total amount financed was $31.49, with interest at 7% per year, and payment due September 15, 1959. The lease was recorded in Horry County on October 7, 1958, in Book 286, page 218. The document includes original signatures, witness and notary information, county filing marks, a 4-cent South Carolina documentary stamp, and a handwritten notation showing the account was paid on August 14, 1959 by Bernice S. Rowland, bookkeeper. A nice piece of mid-century Horry County business, household, legal, and genealogical history, with special interest for collectors of Galivants Ferry, Conway, the Watts family, Goldfinch’s, Inc., antique heating equipment, or South Carolina documents. Condition is fair for its age, with original folds, toning, staining, edge wear, handwritten notes, and general handling marks. The document remains readable and appears complete. Please review all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description. Sold as an original historical collectible document.