Lim Shing Hong Goldsmith & Jeweller receipt

Title

Year/Period

1941

Region

Acquired in Singapore

Object Type

receipts (financial records)

Material

paper (fiber product), ink

Technique

printing (process), handwriting, stamping (marking)

Dimension

Image size: 24.8 x 19.2 cm

Accession No.

2024-00947

Collection of

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Credit Line

Gift of Lee Ee Hui, Collection of Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

This is a receipt from Lim Shing Hong Goldsmith & Jeweller. The shop was established by Lim Kim Tian (1879-1944), a prominent business pioneer who earned his fortune from the shipping industry. He was the founder and chairman of Singapore Chinese Lighter Owners’ Association between 1928 to 1941. He also founded Tung Ann Association and was a prominent board member of Jiu Long Tang Ancestral Hall in the 1920s.