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Description: | The object of co-operatives is for people to form voluntary associations in order to work together to further their own economic and social interests. Historically one of the ways in which co-ops rewarded their members was with the dividend or ?divi.? The tokens shown here were produced by a variety of Co-operatives across several decades. The purpose of the tokens varied: earlier tokens tended to be awarded up to the value of goods purchased. The tokens would be saved up, and then presented when the time came for the dividend to be calculated. The later tokens were bought in stores and then presented as payment at the front door for the delivery of items such as milk and bread. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | Bishopsgate Institute | Subjects: | Home and Family | Temporal: | Various | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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