British and Irish Banknotes

Within Five Miles of the Bank of England, for Charles Sinclair, a notes promising to ‘deliver at the House of the Bearer of the Sum of Two Pounds, Sinclair’s Novelty the articles enumerated above’, these articles being a wide variety of glass or china objects, ND (c.1840’s or 50’s), very finely printed by J.&J. Emmerson, a small but evidently skilful London printer, very fine, unusual and a nice example
Outing unlisted £80-£100

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

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Charles Sinclair was a China and Glass merchant, running a successful business, first at 69 Old Street, and later also at 3 City Road in Finsbury. He was active in local politics, being on the committee for the 1859 election in Finsbury. He exhibited glass chandeliers and lustres at the International Exhibition in 1862.
John Emmerson ran a printing business in Lambeth from at least 1851 until 1861 but he and his family were primarily household painters on glass. It seems likely the two families may have worked together on more than just the printing of this note.