Blantyre man Gordon Cook, sent me the attached photos of Blantyre Co-operative Society checks. Gordon added, “I think various Co-ops introduced their own tokens at different times for their own particular purposes, for instance, you might find some Societies produced bread tokens while others distributed tokens for milk or coal. Originally these checks were integral […]
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The Blantyre Co-operative Society
The Co-operative Society has played a vital part in Blantyre’s commerce since the end of the 1800’s. Although the Co-op has roots as far back as 1844, Blantyre’s first co-operative was opened in 1883 at 142 Station Road. It provided reasonable prices for all sorts of commodities including clothes , fire fuel and food. It […]