Title
Mong Seng rubber stamp
Year/Period
c1930s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 3.0 x 6.2 x 7.0 cm
Accession No.
2024-00202
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Family of the late Mdm Lim Chor Koon (林初君)
Lim Chan Ngam 林赞岩 (1904-1967), was a pre-WWII immigrant who came to Singapore from China and became a successful trader dealing in rubber in the Riau islands. He made a substantial fortune until unfortunate circumstances led to the collapse of his business. Lim, his two local wives and their married children and spouses lived in a 3-storey house at No.13 Rowell Road. This stamp bears the name of Lim's business, Mong Seng, which was based on 23 Hock Lam street.
