Emerson Shephard opened a small shoe shop in Swinburne Street, Gateshead in 1906 and relocated to West Street in 1908. In that year, Shephard also opened his first branch in Dunston. By 1924, he owned several shoe shops in places around Gateshead in which he started to add drapery and household good departments. He extended his principal shop on the corner of West Street and Ellison street in Gateshead in 1934 to 30 departments. The building survived the second world war without a scratch, only to be completely destroyed by fire in 1946.
Shephard re-opened in less than two months in the former premises of a competing draper, Snowballs, a building known as Kent House in Church Street. He could return to a rebuilt store in 1949. The new department store was modernised, offering more services, including a better car park, a staff canteen and client toilets. It was not enough to survive in the long term. Photo: Shephards in West Street in 1980. Source In 1980, the store was re-branded Shopping City. It closed in 1986. The buiding was demolished to become Tesco’s parking.
| E. Shephard, metallic and predecimal
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| Material
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Bronze
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| Filename
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SSM01
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| Description
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½d E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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½d E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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23.9
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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Clipped top
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| Source
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RED
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| Material
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Brass
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| Filename
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SSM02
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| Description
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1d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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1d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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33.3
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| Weight (gram)
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28.4
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| Notes
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Clipped top
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| Material
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Brass
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| Filename
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SSM03
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| Description
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6d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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6d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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 SSM.03 Varieties, Clipped top
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| Source
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bhx7
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| Material
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| Filename
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SSM04
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| Description
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1/- E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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1/- E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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Clipped top
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| Material
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Bronze
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| Filename
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SSM05
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| Description
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½d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD / AND BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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1d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD / AND BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| E. Shephard, fibre and predecimal
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| Material
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red fibre
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| Filename
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SSF01
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| Description
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1d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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1d. E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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33.4
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| Weight (gram)
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8
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| Notes
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Clipped top
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| Material
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white fibre, black ink
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| Filename
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SSF02
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| Description
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 1d
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| Rev.
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 1d
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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agoodall
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| Material
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white fibre, red ink
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| Filename
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SSF03
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| Description
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 6d
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| Rev.
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 6d
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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agoodall
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| Material
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white fibre, green ink
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| Filename
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SSF04
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| Description
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 1/-
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| Rev.
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 1/-
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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bhx7
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| File:SSF05.jpg
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| Material
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white fibre, ? ink
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| Filename
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SSF05
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| Description
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 2/6
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| Rev.
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 2/6
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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agoodall
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| Material
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white fibre, orange ink
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| Filename
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SSF06
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| Description
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 5/-
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| Rev.
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E. SHEPHARD Ltd / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES / 5/-
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| Size (mm)
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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agoodall
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| E. Shephard, decimal
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| Material
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red fibre
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| Filename
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SSP01
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| Description
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½p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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½p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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25.7
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| Material
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red fibre
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| Filename
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SSP02
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| Description
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1p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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1p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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28.7
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| Material
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red fibre
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| Filename
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SSP03
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| Description
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2p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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2p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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32.6
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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RED
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| Material
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Aluminium
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| Filename
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SSP04
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| Description
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5p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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5p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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25.5
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| Material
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Aluminium
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| Filename
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SSP05
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| Description
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10p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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10p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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32.2
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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| Source
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RED
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| File:SSP06.jpg
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| Material
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Brass
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| Filename
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SSP06
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| Description
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50p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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50p E. SHEPHARD Ltd. .GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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34
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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Holed
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| Source
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africancoins
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| Material
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brass
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| Filename
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SSF07
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| Description
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£1 E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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£1 E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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23.4
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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Clipped top
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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| File:SSF08.jpg
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| Material
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brass
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| Filename
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SSF08
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| Description
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£1 E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Rev.
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£1 E. SHEPHARD Ltd. / GATESHEAD & BRANCHES.
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| Size (mm)
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33.4
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| Weight (gram)
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| Notes
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Clipped top
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| Source
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© malj1 Collection
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SSM.03 Varieties, Clipped top
