Printing plates showing scenes relating to Coventry Co-operative Society. The printing plates are metal and mounted on wooden blocks.
Printing Plates of Coventry and District Co-operative Society
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- ReferenceGB 1499 JGC
- Dates of Creationc1960s
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description23 printing plates
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Coventry and District Co-opertaive Society was founded in 1867 and was originally called Coventry Perserverance Co-operative Society. The society quickly progressed and by 1877 had a membership of 834. When they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1917 they had a membership of 22,941 and in 1967 had 104,637. In 1991 the society merged to become Coventry and East Mercia Co-operative Society which in 2000 changed its name to become Heart of England Co-operative Society.
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Acquisition Information
Depositted with the National Co-operative Archive by John Goodman 1 December 2004. Accession no. Acc209.
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Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Adam Shaw, Archivist, March 2012.
Accruals
None expected.