The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Paper Money

Cubitts’ Engineering Company Limited, certificate for 17 Ordinary Shares of One Shilling each, no.2394, in the name of Dennis Bridges Stevens, 116 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey, entered 4 November 1924, signed by H. Joseph, director, and J. Pell, secretary; embossed seal at lower left. Fold marks, good very fine, scarce (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Paper Money.

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Provenance:
Bt M Veissid July 1998.

Cubitts’ Engineering Co Ltd, automobile manufacturers, Aylesbury; their share capital of £249,728 6s. was subscribed in 225,000 7.5% 10s. preference shares and 2,744,566 1s. ordinary shares. Between 1920 and 1925 the company built what motoring historians regard as unremarkable saloon-bodied vehicles, powered by large 4-cylinder 2.8 litre engines rated at 16hp and designed in-house. After 1925 car production ceased and the workforce turned to producing engines for AC Cars under licence