Catrine Co-operatives
CATRINE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1866-1966
The Catrine Joint Stock Company was started in the Corn Mill. It obtained a store and was renamed the Catrine Economical Society in 1842. It is recorded as having attending the 1852 Ayrshire co-operative conference. In 1871 the store was sold to Robert Mitchell, the salesman since 1848, and the society closed[1].
The Catrine Co-operative Society was started in March 1866 and the store opened in July. It was reported at this time that metal checks were to be given to members and non-members for purchases of at least 6d - when a customer had £1 worth of check, these were to be exchanged a £1 check[2]. Goods were to be sold with no credit at a price similar to other shops in the town. The society was wound up and the business taken over by Auchinleck in 1966.
| CATRINE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
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| Source | ||
| Filename | CatrCoop.3 | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 21 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
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