The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes

Bank of Engraving, Matthews, 20 Lease Lane, Birmingham, a skit note for £5, 29 April 1856, promising to ‘Engrave & Print, in Letter Press on Demand for the Sum of Five Pounds, in the First Style of the Art or forfeit the above sum, serial number 7651, extremely worn, very good but rare
Outing Unlisted £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes.

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Nothing can be found of Mr Matthews or any other engraver working or living on Lease Lane in Birmingham at this time. Lease lane was one of the poorest streets in the entire city, so it is hard to imagine how anyone could have run an engravers from there.