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Auction: 8026 - Bond & Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 542

London Gigantic Wheel Co. Ltd., 10 shilling shares, fully paid, 189(9), black, GVF and rare. Erected at Earls Court, West London and known as the Graydon wheel, it was modelled on Ferris´ wheel in Chicago, but even larger at 270 feet in diameter and accommodating 1600 passengers. Dismantled when it became unprofitable in 1907. Estimate £ 60-80

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£90