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Auckland, full hunter pocket watch, by Rotherham's, London, chased case in gold (18ct, tot wt incl workings 82.6g, 48mm), white porcelain dial, roman numeral batons and subsidiary seconds dial, inside lid inscribed 'A token of goodwill/from the Merchants of Auckland/to/Alex Grant Esq/on his leaving Auckland/July 1900'. Extremely fine, watch not operating (overwound).
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
TTS (Timaru Technical School), fob medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.0g, 35x32mm), by O'L (John O'Leary, Timaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented By/S.C. (South Canterbury)/Chamber of Commerce/and/N.Z. Society of Accountatns (sic)/Timaru/Won By/G.T.Williams/First/Commercial Class/1915'. Fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
C.T.C. (Christchurch Technical College), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.8g, 30x30mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Eileen Robson/Typewriter/1920'. Plugged at top (ring removed), otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in silver (45mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'K.B.Gilby.' reverse inscribed '1st/Typewriting/Senior/Honours/1933/N.Z.'; another, as last, but bronze, obverse inscribed 'K.B.Gilby.', reverse inscribed 'Merit/Honours/Shorthand 100.W.P.M./& Typewriting Sen./1933./Wgtn.'. Extremely fine, edge bruises to the first. (2)
Estimate $300
Passed in
New Zealand Institute of Secretaries, struck in oxidised silver (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'A.J.Neil./1933'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in antique silver (45mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'K.G.James/1936.' reverse inscribed 'N.Z./1st/Office Practice/Distinction.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'K.J.Smith/1939', reverse inscribed 'Wellington/Centre/Special Awards'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'A.F.M.Warde/1945', reverse inscribed '1st/Hamilton/Shorthand/120 W.P.M.' Minor edge bruising and carbon spotting, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Christchurch Shorthand Writers Association, 1946, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.8g, 32x32mm), by S.D. & Co (Stewart Dawson & Co), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Ch.Ch/Shorthand Writers Assn/Beth McMillan/150/Words/Per Minute'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, Trevor Davis Memorial, 1948 Intermediate Section, handcrafted in gold (9ct, tot wt 17.2g, 35mm), no maker, ribbon, bar and pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/to/W.H.Knox'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $440
Australia and New Zealand Bank Limited (A.N.Z.), c1950s, badge in brass and enamel (38mm), by Stokes (Melbourne), pin-back. Fine, small piece of enamel missing.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Hutt Valley./R.Bradley./2nd./Typewriting/Junior/1950'. Virtually uncirculated, in fitted case of issue.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'M.R.Etchells/1957', reverse inscribed '1st Hamilton/Arithmetic'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (44mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'L.H.Young/1960', reverse inscribed '1st/Auckland/Shorthand'; also, Royal Life Saving Society, Award of Merit, silvered (33mm), reverse inscribed 'L.Young/14.3.60'. Extremely fine, the first in fitted case of issue. (2)
Estimate $250
Passed in
TSB (Taranaki Savings Bank), Johnson Matthey silver ingot (.999+ fine, 129g), inscribed on side 'TSB $100M 1981'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $2,200