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Auction: 9014 - Bond & Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 541

Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd., unissued 3 1/2% debenture for £50, 1898, large format piece with vignette of statue of John Platt, erected in Oldham in 1878, ornate border, brown and black, red duty stamp, no serial number or signatures, about extremely fine. The company was originally founded in 1770 as textile machinery makers and foundry owners, moving to Oldham in about 1820. They grew to be the largest textile machinery manufacturers in the world by the outbreak of the First World War. Following the post war slump the company merged with many others in the industry and is now Platt International. Estimate £ 40-50

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