The sale of boxes covered with shell® laid the foundation of the fortunes of Lord Boars ted, who was made a viscount on the Kind's Birthday, and who was formerly’ Sir Marcus Samuel. His father was a, pioneer of the wholesale shell business, and supplied from his London warehouse millions of the shell-encrusted boxes sold to seaside holiday-makers during me Victorian era,. With the money these brought him Marcus Samuel pore developed the business by importing “ curios ” from India, China, and Japan. Then the firm became agents for two Japanese shipping houses. Slid entered the realms of high finance by floating the first Japanese loan in London. Some years after bis father’s death Lord Bearsted gained permission (despite fierce opposition by the Standard Oil Company) to 'Russian petroleum tbroo n the Suez Canal, thus obtaining a practical monopoly of the Chinese and Japanese markets! The Shell Trading and Transport Company was Lien floated, the name being chosen in_ order to commemorate the wares which first brought prosperity to the Samuels. In changeable weather take " NAZOL ” on sugar or by inhalation. Best safeguard against chills. One dose a day keeps oolds away. Is 6d, — £AdvL3
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Evening Star, Issue 19003, 27 July 1925, Page 9
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194Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Star, Issue 19003, 27 July 1925, Page 9
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