Auctioned by Spink and Son [London]
Bond & Share Certificates of the World Auction Sale

3 April 2008 Lot 259 described as :

" Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd., bearer share for £5, London
19(13), vignette at centre of carpet weaving with camel above, orna...
Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd., bearer share for £5, London
19(13), vignette at centre of carpet weaving with camel above, ornate
border, orange & black, text in English & French, with coupons, VF. A
large company (capital £1,000,000), registered in England in 1907,
but with Head Office in Smyrna. Had branches in Istanbul, Izmir,
London, New York, Paris and Toronto. "

For more information on GB Oriental Tade History see our other Web page:

http://www.orient-rug.com/rw_pages/rw_history.html

Other links:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bryan-huffner-oriental-carpet-merchant-773077.html

http://www.ekocm.com/history.htm


NB: We understand that Antony Wynn is currently writing the history of the great old Levantine Company