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Actions	Rochdale Pioneers Museum mug Remove from selection Add to selection TitleRochdale Pioneers Museum mug ReferenceMUG/ORG/COOP/018 Date n.d. Scope and ContentRochdale Pioneers Museum mug. Front: Image of Toad Lane Building 1844, text below - 'Rochdale Pioneers Museum'. Back: Wheatsheaf logo, text above - 'Unity is strength. Unity is Strength expresses the essence of the principles of Co-operation and was adopted as the motto of many retail co-operative societies and other workers' organisations in the United Kingdom.' Text below - 'Labor and wait. Labor and Wait is the famous motto of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, signifying that nothing is achieved without work, patience and co-operation. Adopted in the 19th century, the American spelling 'Labor' symbolised sympathy with emancipation of slaves in the United States.' Extent1 mug Physical descriptionDimensions (Height x Base x Rim): 93mm x 86mm x 80mm; Shape: Cylindrical, Tapered, Tankard Style, Rope Handle; Colour: White with black Illustration and black Text. Gold Rim and gold stripe on handle; Materials: Bone china; Manufacturer: Goodliffe Neale LanguageEnglish Persons keywordRochdale Pioneers Museum, Co-operative Wholesale Society SubjectCo-operative movement, Co-operative societies Conditions governing accessOpen Levelfile Normal locationCo-op Mugs Box 2 (Room 32)

TitleRochdale Pioneers Museum mug

ReferenceMUG/ORG/COOP/018

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Scope and ContentRochdale Pioneers Museum mug. Front: Image of Toad Lane Building 1844, text below - 'Rochdale Pioneers Museum'. Back: Wheatsheaf logo, text above - 'Unity is strength. Unity is Strength expresses the essence of the principles of Co-operation and was adopted as the motto of many retail co-operative societies and other workers' organisations in the United Kingdom.' Text below - 'Labor and wait. Labor and Wait is the famous motto of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, signifying that nothing is achieved without work, patience and co-operation. Adopted in the 19th century, the American spelling 'Labor' symbolised sympathy with emancipation of slaves in the United States.'

Extent1 mug

Physical descriptionDimensions (Height x Base x Rim): 93mm x 86mm x 80mm; Shape: Cylindrical, Tapered, Tankard Style, Rope Handle; Colour: White with black Illustration and black Text. Gold Rim and gold stripe on handle; Materials: Bone china; Manufacturer: Goodliffe Neale

LanguageEnglish

Persons keywordRochdale Pioneers Museum, Co-operative Wholesale Society

SubjectCo-operative movement, Co-operative societies

Conditions governing accessOpen

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Normal locationCo-op Mugs Box 2 (Room 32)

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