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At a conference of local co-operatives in 1920 it was agreed that amalgamation should be promoted. Later that year this society, Bainsford & Grahamston | At a conference of local co-operatives in 1920 it was agreed that amalgamation should be promoted. Later that year this society, Bainsford & Grahamston | ||
Co-operative Baking, Grahamston & Bainsford and [[Larbert Co-operatives|Larbert]] agreed to amalgamate, forming Falkirk and District in 1921. The map opposite shows Camelon in 1924. | Co-operative Baking, Grahamston & Bainsford and [[Larbert Co-operatives|Larbert]] agreed to amalgamate, forming Falkirk and District in 1921. The map opposite shows Camelon in 1924, which was similar to 1913. | ||
In 1894 a grocer's assistant and his accomplices pled guilty to obtained £10 worth of the society's tokens which were used to obtain £10 worth of goods from the store<ref>Falkirk Herald, 25 Jul 1894, page 6</ref>. Between November 1893 and July 1894 the assistant had passed the tokens to his accomplices who had bought goods and then pawned them. This had ahppened because there was no audit of the tokens and the assistant had free access to them. It was explained at the trial that the it was a practice for Camelon to sell tokens to customer to give to others for making purchases in the store. | In 1894 a grocer's assistant and his accomplices pled guilty to obtained £10 worth of the society's tokens which were used to obtain £10 worth of goods from the store<ref>Falkirk Herald, 25 Jul 1894, page 6</ref>. Between November 1893 and July 1894 the assistant had passed the tokens to his accomplices who had bought goods and then pawned them. This had ahppened because there was no audit of the tokens and the assistant had free access to them. It was explained at the trial that the it was a practice for Camelon to sell tokens to customer to give to others for making purchases in the store. | ||
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Falkirk was an argicultural town that developed with the industrial revolution. However must of the mills and factories were located in the surrounding villages and on the road from Falkirk to Grahamston. Some of these villages were absorbed by Falkirk.
Camelon was started by a land developer on the turnpike road in the 1820s, with substantial plots for businessmen to build their houses. It was called New Camelon after the nearby Roman fort of Caruirs, known locally as Camelon. In the 1760s Carron Ironworks established a nail works at Camelon, which was bought by the works manager in 1769. This led to the development of the village with about 450 mailers living there in 1800. The village further developed with the consturction of the Forth Clyde Canal and Union Canal and the railway, with chemical works and a distillery being established there. Walter Alexander initially worked at the Camelon Foundry, setting up his bus company and coachbuilders their. Camelon became part of Falkirk Burgh when the Falkirk's bundaries were extended in 1901. The map below of Camelon is from 1924. It shows the area dominated by iron/steel works.
Grahamston was an agriculture village until the establishment of the Carron Company in 1759 and the building of the Forth Clyde Canal. Falkirk Iron Company was opened on the Grahamston side of the canal in 1810 near Bainsford Bridge, which connected Grahamston and Bainsford. This led to developement of the area form Falkirk to Bainsford with sawmills, brickworks and other foundries. A railway station was built in 1850. Grahamston and Bainsord became part of Falkirk burgh by 1832.
For Falkirk Co-operative Society see Falkirk & District United Co-operative Society.
CAMELON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1857-1921
In 1857 twelve people held a meeting and having agreed to form a co-operative society and subscribe £1 each[1]. The society was registered as the Camelon Pioneer Industrial Society Limited and a small store rented in Main Street. The shop began trading three days a week in April 1858 with the committee taking turns to manage the store. The society employed a saleswoman in 1862. The society called itself Camelon Co-operative Society from 1864.
The society acquired land in 1874 for building it's own premises that opened in 1877. The premises were extend over the years as the society's business expanded. A building department was established in 1898 to provide loans to members to purchase/build houses. The society built a large new premises on the corner of Main Street and the Hedges that opened in 1913.
At a conference of local co-operatives in 1920 it was agreed that amalgamation should be promoted. Later that year this society, Bainsford & Grahamston Co-operative Baking, Grahamston & Bainsford and Larbert agreed to amalgamate, forming Falkirk and District in 1921. The map opposite shows Camelon in 1924, which was similar to 1913.
In 1894 a grocer's assistant and his accomplices pled guilty to obtained £10 worth of the society's tokens which were used to obtain £10 worth of goods from the store[2]. Between November 1893 and July 1894 the assistant had passed the tokens to his accomplices who had bought goods and then pawned them. This had ahppened because there was no audit of the tokens and the assistant had free access to them. It was explained at the trial that the it was a practice for Camelon to sell tokens to customer to give to others for making purchases in the store.
| CAMELON CO-OP SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
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| File:CamelonCoop.H.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CamelonCoop.H | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:CamelonCoop.3.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CamelonCoop.3 | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:CamelonCoop.6.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CamelonCoop.6 | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| CAMELON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
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| Source | (TCS 11) | |
| Filename | CamelonCoop.5S | |
| Value | 5/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 31 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| CAMELON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LD | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:CamelonCoop.Ha.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CamelonCoop.Ha | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | Value above BI | |
| Size (mm) | 18 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:CamelonCoop.1a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CamelonCoop.1a | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | Reverse C | |
| Size (mm) | 18 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | Legend to be confirmed | |
FALKIRK & DISTRICT UNITED CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1921-1984
At a conference of local co-operatives in 1920 it was agreed that amalgamation should be promoted. Later that year Camelon, Bainsford & Grahamston Co-operative Baking, Grahamston & Bainsford and Larbert agreed to amalgamate, forming Falkirk and District in 1921.
The society changed it's name to Falkirk Co-operative Society in 1967. The society joined the CWS in 1984.
| FALKIRK & DISTRICT UNITED CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD | ||
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| File:Falk&DCoop.H.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Falk&DCoop.H | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Red Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| FALKIRK & DISTRICT UNITED CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LD | ||
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| File:Falk&DCoop.HPt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Falk&DCoop.HPt | |
| Value | ½ PINT | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Green Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Falk&DCoop.1Pt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Falk&DCoop.1Pt | |
| Value | 1 PINT | |
| Add Desc. | P of Pint 2.2mm wide | |
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Yellow Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Falk&DCoop.1Pta.jpg | ||
| Source | (DNW N Beaton Collection) | |
| Filename | Falk&DCoop.1Pta | |
| Value | 1 PINT | |
| Add Desc. | More modern. P of Pint 1.8mm wide | |
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Lemon Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
GRAHAMSTON & BAINSFORD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1860-1921
The society was formed in 1860 with the main store in Grahamston.
The photograph opposite shows Grahamston & Bainsford staff outside the Bainsford branh in 1899. In 1914 the agreement with the union was that women branch managers and heads of departments were to receive a minimum of 21s per week while all men over 21 were to receive a minimum of 24s per week[3]. The society was in dispute with the union because it was not paying these women the minimum rate. It was also in dispute with the union because it had dismissed an office employee and replaced him with a junior instead of paying him the agreed 6s pay enhancement he was entitled to.
In 1910 there was a proposal for the society to merge with Carron which did not proceed[4]. At a conference of local co-operatives in 1920 it was agreed that amalgamation should be promoted. Later that year this society, Camelon, Bainsford & Grahamston Co-operative Baking and Larbert agreed to amalgamate, forming Falkirk and District in 1921.
| GRAHAMSTON & BAINFORD CO-OP SOC LIMITED | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Gr&Bain.5S.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.5S | |
| Value | 5/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 24 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.10S.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.10S | |
| Value | 10/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 24 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| GRAHAMSTON & BAINFORD CO-OPE SOCY LIMITED | ||
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| File:Gr&Bain.Ha.jpg | ||
| Source | (Falkirk Museum) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.Ha | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.1a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.1a | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.3a.jpg | ||
| Source | (Falkirk Museum) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.3a | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | ||
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.6a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.6a | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 27 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.1Sa.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.1Sa | |
| Value | 1/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 27 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.5Sa.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.5Sa | |
| Value | 5/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 27 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:Gr&Bain.10Sa.jpg | ||
| Source | (Falkirk Museum) | |
| Filename | Gr&Bain.10Sa | |
| Value | 10/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 27 | |
| Manufacture | Plated Iron Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
