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MM012 -  Edition 2,000

 Co op

Shown in a Co-op livery and Austin grille. We have featured the livery on many items over the years and this release looks really nice. Robert Owen is often regarded as the father of the Co-operative movement, but the concept goes back further when trading companies were formed to arrange the bulk purchases of cheap foodstuffs. The Co-operative Wholesale Society came into existence in 1863 in a small warehouse in Manchester. In 1873 they started to manufacture goods: biscuits, boots and shoes, soap, washing machines, corsets, bicycles etc. They later purchased tea plantations in Ceylon and butter facilities in Denmark.
However, for many what was so attractive were the advertisements, particularly pre-war, that had their own very unique style. The picture opposite was the basis for the CS028 Model T released a few years ago.