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Late 19th century Chinese ‘export’ silver offered at Henry Aldridge & Son.

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Thomas Skidmore was the chief engineer of British American Tobacco from 1900-35 and was responsible for inventing the single cigarette cutting machine.

Aldridge sold part of the collection last year at the auction house in Devizes, Wiltshire, and now further items have been consigned.

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