| REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO. ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
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| 101 | £10 share | 186[71], black | #2870 | EF | £40-50 |
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| 102 | £10 share | 18[72], black, capital altered | #3271,#4546 | EF | £40-50 |
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| 103 | £5 share | 18[75], black | #4291,#4352 | EF | £40-50 |
Middleton and Tonge Cotton Mill Company Ltd
Registered 15th March 1860 to erect a cotton mill on land acquired at Tonge, near Middleton, Lancashire. By 1871 3 mills had been built as is shown in this large vignette. After some years in liquidation and attempts at reconstruction the receiver gave instructions for the machinery to be sold at auction in 1914. The huge site at the time contained over 120,000 spindles. Dissolved <1932. Company number 1796
Capital £40,000 in shares of £10. Increased to £60,000 around 1872 and then to £90,000 in 6,000 shares of £10 and 6,000 shares of £5.
1860