CWS Margarine and Suet window display : in Modern Grocery Display : C L T Beeching : Caxton Publsihing Co. Ltd. : London : c.1935
A plate from one of the many 'Caxton' books on trades and professions that were intended to allow a degree of 'self learning' often alongside Evening or distance learning courses. This deals with Modern Grocery Display and is sub-titled 'a practical work on window dressing and interior display'.
Amongst the various plates and images is this fine frontispiece showing a Co-operative Society shop window display. The Co-operative Wholesale Society, owned by the various subscribing retail local Co-operative Societies, provided many services to member socities and this included a vast array of products and manufacturing. The CWS opened a mararine works at Higher Irlam, to the west of Manchester, in 1917 at a time of a higher demand for edible fats; margarine was seen as an acceptable substitute for butter 'for the working classes'. The Works was close to the CWS's Soap and Candle Works and the chemical processes involving hydrogenation are in some ways allied and indeed prior to the opening of the works Co-op Margarine was made in plant in the Soap Works. The Margarine Works stayed in production until 1995 but the main building has been preserved for new uses.
The window display shows the Co-op's margarine brand "Silver Seal" in various weights and prices along with the 'free deal'; a packet of Sutox Shredded Suet with today's purchase of Silver Seal. It is all set amongst 'English" roses and spring flowers no doubt to give a representation of the purity and freshness of the product!
CWS Margarine and Suet window display : in Modern Grocery Display : C L T Beeching : Caxton Publsihing Co. Ltd. : London : c.1935
A plate from one of the many 'Caxton' books on trades and professions that were intended to allow a degree of 'self learning' often alongside Evening or distance learning courses. This deals with Modern Grocery Display and is sub-titled 'a practical work on window dressing and interior display'.
Amongst the various plates and images is this fine frontispiece showing a Co-operative Society shop window display. The Co-operative Wholesale Society, owned by the various subscribing retail local Co-operative Societies, provided many services to member socities and this included a vast array of products and manufacturing. The CWS opened a mararine works at Higher Irlam, to the west of Manchester, in 1917 at a time of a higher demand for edible fats; margarine was seen as an acceptable substitute for butter 'for the working classes'. The Works was close to the CWS's Soap and Candle Works and the chemical processes involving hydrogenation are in some ways allied and indeed prior to the opening of the works Co-op Margarine was made in plant in the Soap Works. The Margarine Works stayed in production until 1995 but the main building has been preserved for new uses.
The window display shows the Co-op's margarine brand "Silver Seal" in various weights and prices along with the 'free deal'; a packet of Sutox Shredded Suet with today's purchase of Silver Seal. It is all set amongst 'English" roses and spring flowers no doubt to give a representation of the purity and freshness of the product!