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Auction: 1004 - Bonds & Shares of The World
Lot: 567

Thos. Sowler & Sons Ltd., £1 ordinary shares, fully paid, 1(898), no.1114, signed by Thomas Sowler and Harry Sowler as directors, large format, scrollwork at left, black, tiny split at fold, very fine. Estimate £ 50 Thomas Sowler started printing the Tory, Manchester Courier, in 1825 and this company was formed to continue the business after his death in 1891. The business was carried on by his son, Thomas, and grandson, Harry, both of whom signed the certificate. The Manchester Evening Mail was added in 1876 but both papers ceased publication in 1916 and the company was wound up.

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