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<p>[QUOTE="BasSWarwick, post: 8180931, member: 75112"]1875 S Clarkson, Builder, Importer Christchurch NZ</p><p><br /></p><p>El cheapo token No 2 - US$7</p><p>May try to improve condition with Verdicare. <b>Thoughts appreciated</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Value seems to be around the US60-$960 according to</p><p><b><a href="https://bit.ly/35hO3kE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bit.ly/35hO3kE" rel="nofollow">Coins Catalogue.net</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Born in the parish of Greenwich, Kent, Samuel Clarkson's (1836-1895) father was a builder by trade. He worked on a number of significant projects before his early death in 1855. Samuel followed his father's trade, working as a carpenter and contractor from Cashel Street, Christchurch. His first home was at 305 Cashel Street and he later built a two storey home at 137 Ollivier's Road. The house was still standing in 1950. In 1857 Samuel Clarkson married a Miss Lodge, who was said to have been the first European child born in Wellington.</p><p><br /></p><p>After several years he went out of the building-contracting business, and opened a wholesale builder's merchant's warehouse in St Asaph Street, near Montreal Street. Cement, and at this address the Trade Tokens which bear his name were issued in 1875.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1430254[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BasSWarwick, post: 8180931, member: 75112"]1875 S Clarkson, Builder, Importer Christchurch NZ El cheapo token No 2 - US$7 May try to improve condition with Verdicare. [B]Thoughts appreciated[/B] Value seems to be around the US60-$960 according to [B][URL='https://bit.ly/35hO3kE']Coins Catalogue.net[/URL][/B] Born in the parish of Greenwich, Kent, Samuel Clarkson's (1836-1895) father was a builder by trade. He worked on a number of significant projects before his early death in 1855. Samuel followed his father's trade, working as a carpenter and contractor from Cashel Street, Christchurch. His first home was at 305 Cashel Street and he later built a two storey home at 137 Ollivier's Road. The house was still standing in 1950. In 1857 Samuel Clarkson married a Miss Lodge, who was said to have been the first European child born in Wellington. After several years he went out of the building-contracting business, and opened a wholesale builder's merchant's warehouse in St Asaph Street, near Montreal Street. Cement, and at this address the Trade Tokens which bear his name were issued in 1875. [ATTACH=full]1430254[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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