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St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road
Unknown, 1939, Photograph
St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road
St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road
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Item no
21094
Title
St Cuthbert Co-op, 118 Gorgie Road, Staff includes John Harris and Mr Horner (?) January 24th 1939
Description
Two members of staff at St Cuthbert's Co-op pose for a photograph next to a large pair of scales. An onion is being weighed on the scales, and paper bags of produce are sat behind on the table. The men both wear a shirt and tie and large coats. There are adverts on the wall behind the men.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1939
Size
8.1 x 10.7
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The St Cuthbert's Cooperative was formed in 1859 and their first store opened that year in Ponton Street, Edinburgh. The society soon expanded and by the end of the nineteenth century it was one of the largest cooperatives in Britain. In 1959 St Cuthbert's opened the first supermarket in Scotland, which was on Leven Street. Throughout its history St Cuthbert's amalgamated with various different societies and following a merger in 1981 became known as Scotmid.
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Furniture
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Tables
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Edinburgh areas
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Gorgie
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