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Record: Circulars (FRAS 504)

Title: Circulars
Date: 1892-1939
Reference: FRAS 504
Former reference: HF 6/24/1-7  
Physical description: 7 volumes of pamphlets  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd
Army & Navy Stores Ltd

Scope and content:

Illustrated circulars featuring seasonable goods, price alterations and new lines. Until 1914, the goods are grouped by department. The circulars also contain general notices and advertisements.

Illustrated spring and autumn fashions lists.

Illustrated winter and summer sale lists.

Additional information:

The Society published a monthly circular featuring seasonal goods, price alterations and new lines stocked by the Society since the publication of the previous general price list (FRAS 313). By 1913, it had introduced a special Christmas circular which it issued in November. It had also introduced spring and autumn fashion lists and winter and summer sale lists, issued in January and July. The circulars and lists were sent free to members upon application.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Record type: Product catalogues

Function: Advertising management, Sales promotion management

Records held within this series:

Title: Circulars
Date: 1892
Reference: FRAS 504/1
Former reference: HF 6/24/1  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd

Scope and content:

Monthly circulars.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Title: Circulars
Date: 1898
Reference: FRAS 504/2
Former reference: HF 6/24/2  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd

Scope and content:

Monthly circulars.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Title: Circulars
Date: 1913
Reference: FRAS 504/3
Former reference: HF 6/24/3  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd

Scope and content:

Monthly circulars, January to October, and special Christmas circular. Also autumn fashions list.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Title: Circulars
Date: 1914
Reference: FRAS 504/4
Former reference: HF 6/24/4  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd

Scope and content:

Monthly circulars.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Records linked to this file:

Title: Photograph of page of toys
Date: 1914
Reference: FRAS 538/16
Company: Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd    
Connection: This is a photograph of page 136 of the November to December issue of the Circular.

Title: Photograph of page of presents for officers and soldiers at the front
Date: 1914
Reference: FRAS 538/17
Company: Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd    
Connection: This is a photograph of page 52 of the November to December issue of the Circular.

Title: Circulars
Date: 1927
Reference: FRAS 504/5
Former reference: HF 6/24/5  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd

Scope and content:

Monthly circulars, February to October, and special Christmas circular. Also spring and autumn fashions lists and summer and winter sale lists.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Title: Circulars
Date: 1931
Reference: FRAS 504/6
Former reference: HF 6/24/6  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd

Scope and content:

Monthly circulars, February to June, September and October, and special Christmas circular. Also summer and winter sale circulars.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Title: Circulars
Date: 1939
Reference: FRAS 504/7
Former reference: HF 6/24/7  
Physical description: 1 volume  
Origination Army & Navy Stores Ltd

Scope and content:

Winter sale, early spring, Easter, early summer, summer sale, summer, early autumn, autumn and Christmas circulars.

System of arrangement: Chronological order.

Records related to this series:

Title: General price lists
Date: 1872-1940
Reference: FRAS 313
Company: Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd   Army & Navy Stores Ltd    
Connection: The goods featured in the circulars supplement the goods in the general price lists.

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