Gibraltar, G. H. Cartwright, identification check, obv. G. H. CARTWRIGHT around WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, rev. PRODUCE WHEN CALLING FOR REPAIR around incuse 97, holed near edge as issued, copper, 32mm (Lyall 1212). Good very fine or better with some original colour, but some corrosion on obv. near the edge, rare £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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bt. 2010

The business was located at 262 Main Street in 1915 at the corner of Cathedral Square. When a customer left a watch for repair or cleaning they would be given one of these checks as a receipt. It was handed back when the watch was collected, thus identifying the correct watch for the customer