CWS Pineapple Biscuits

[coltheiceman]

Does anybody any ideas about the history about a small biscuit/samples tin, it has c.w.s pineapple biscuits, crumpsall works, manchester pictures on all 4 sides, can't seem to find out a lot of information about it. Thanks everybody.

[hc4361]

Is this it?
http://cgi.ebay.com.my/CWS-pineapple-biscuit-a dvertising-tin-1990s_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ30 0311501745

[hc4361]

Originally circa 1900
http://www.bertc.com/subtwo/i26/26-1.htm

[Tremendous]

Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited (CWS),

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Co-operative_ Group

Crumpsall is a district of Manchester where the Biscuit factory was.

http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/districts/cru mpsall.html

[Tremendous]

The ceramic mural, on the side of a building at the junction of Parkhill Avenue and Delaunays Road, incorporates images from Crumpsall past and present. These include the River Irk, the former CWS biscuit factory (the first factory built by the Co-operative Society), the coat of arms of the former workhouse building which now forms part of North Manchester General Hospital, banner-carrying marchers symbolising the area's diverse population, and the Pennine Hills which can be seen from the area on a clear day.

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/1902 /community_mural_pieces_together_crumpsalls_hi story