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CUM WO
            Queen’s Road, Hong Kong
            circa 1860-1920




























            A retail silversmith; one of the “old school” inasmuch as it was a house of quality and superb attention to detail.
            As with many of the retail silversmiths of the time, Cum Wo dealt in silver, gold, carved ivory, ceramics and most
            other luxury goods. The picture [below] of the Cum Wo establishment on Queen’s Road, Hong Kong circa 1900
            may  not  convey  our  idea  of  “luxury”,  but  Queen’s  Road  should  be  taken  in  the  context  of  it  being  once  the
            quayside waterfront where goods were offloaded from ships.
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