Accrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society: Jubilee Souvenir 1910 mug
TitleAccrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society: Jubilee Souvenir 1910 mug
ReferenceMUG/ORG/COOP/002
Date
1910
Production date 1910 - 1910
Scope and ContentAccrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Jubilee Souvenir 1910 mug. Front and back: flower motif. Side motif: circular badge with clasped hands and text: Unity is Strength. Base motif: wheatsheaf, spade and sickle
Extent1 mug
Physical descriptionDimensions (Height x Base x Rim): 90mm x 93mm x 86m; Shape: Cylindrical, Flanged Base; Colour: White and pink, green, blue, yellow, gold. Base colour: White and green; Materials: Clay, glaze, paint; Method: Transfer; Manufacturer: Co-operative Wholesale Society
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe celebrations committee agreed to carry out the following: publish 10,000 copies of the society's history; provide a nurses home for Church District (estimated cost £300); donate £50 to Oswaldtwistle District Nurses Association; stage an exhibition of members over sixty; hold a children's gala and demonstration on the Sat 23 Jul. At the children's parade through the town the Society's yellow and blue banner was carried. One side of the banner had a picture of the central premises, on the other it had symbolic figures of Truth, Industry and Peace. Six brass bands accompanied the procession to the gala fields where the marching children were presented with this mug, coffee and a bun. For the old people's treat, over 1,700 attended the Ambulance Drill Hall for tea, a string band and singing [Haslam, James - Accrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society Limited - history of fifty years' progress]
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Persons keywordAccrington and Church Industrial Co-operative Society, Co-operative Wholesale Society
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationCo-op Mugs Box 1 (Room 32)