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The Andover Consumer ‘s Cooperative (the Co-op)was founded in April 1938 by 3 young men, Russell Dimery, George Kimball , and Arthur McLean, with the encouragement of Reverend Cornelis Heijn of the North Andover Unitarian Church. It followed the example of the first co-op store in Rochdale England with one vote per person, sales at prevailing market prices, refunds from earnings based on purchases, and open membership based on purchase of stock ( $5.00 per share in the new Co-op). The Co-op was first housed in the Kimball/McLean apartment in North Andover.  By October 1948 they had moved to North Main Street in Andover and acquired 25 members and a hired manager. In 1939 when they incorporated they had 53 members and weekly sales of $185. Members helped by doing work in the Co-op. In 1941 the Co-op moved to their final location on 68 Main Street in Andover. In 1948 they bought the building, and enlarged it in 1954 and 1960. They joined with other cooperatives  to build a wholesale warehouse. Business boomed; in the late 60’s sales approached 10 million with over 3000 members. Then sales dropped and expenses multiplied. In 1974 the Co-op had an operating loss of $80,500 and needed $150,000 in equity.  30,000 more shares would have had to be sold to raise this amount. In 1974 there was an upsurge in stock purchases and sales as people tried to sustain the Co-op, but it was not enough.  In 1975 the board of directors sent a letter to stockholders recommending liquidation. In April 1975 it was announced that the Co-op would close before summer.  In May of 1975 the Barcelos brothers bought the supermarket. When the Cooperative was liquated in 1978, stockholders  received $8.25 for each $5.00 share. When Barcelos supermarket closed, CVS took over the space.
In 1899, the General Court of Massachusetts passed a law requiring that all cities and towns establish a town seal that should be managed by the respective Town Clerks. ( '''''An Act to Establish''''' )('''''For Every Seal''''' ) Prior to that time, Andover used a plain sticker-style seal as shown below. In 1900, Andover Town Clerk Marland authorised using artwork from a town 250th anniversary banner to create a historically meaningful town seal in accordance with state law. ('''''New Town Seal''''' ) An photograph of the banner is shown below. A Boston Globe article noting the Town's 1896 anniversary celebration, referred to the anniversary banner artwork as a "representation of the town seal, but there is no evidence that the imagery was legally a seal for the. Town until 1900. ('''''Andover's Days''''' )


[[Image:andovercoop1.jpg|thumb|...''Andover's Co-op Provided Consumer's Capital''.... click to enlarge|left]]
According to Andover native and 20th century local historian Bessie Goldsmith,


[[Image:andovercoop2.jpg|thumb|...''Andover's Co-op Provided Consumer's Capital, page2''.... click to enlarge|left]]
::''The land comprising both the North and South Parishes of Andover was purchased from Cutshamache, the Sagamore of Massachusetts, for six English pounds and a coat. This event is commemorated in the town seal, which was officially adoped at the annual meeting on March 5, 1900. It is generally believed that the new seal was designed by Leonard Sherman, a local artist, photographer and nature writer. However, there were no Native Americans in New England tribes that ever wore such an elaborate headdress.'' ('''''The Townswomans Andover''''' )


[[Image:andovercoop3.jpg|thumb|..."Past and Present--Coop Food Store".... click to enlarge|left]]


In 1895, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land that was to become Andover from the Indians as a souvenir for the Town's 250th anniversary. A photograph of one of the pins as well as the Andover Townsman ad advertising them can be seen below.




For the Town's 350th anniversary in 1992, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting room.  Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, painted the 350th rendition of the seal. A photograph of the painting can be see below. 
Over time, there has been disagreement about what local organizations can use the Andover town seal.  Some groups, like soccer teams ('''''Town Seal Won't Be Seen On Team Patch''''' ) have been turned down while others such as the Andover League of Women Voters have been allowed to use the seal. A law was passed in 1881 to prevent unauthorized use of town and city seals and badges. (''An Act to Prevent Unauthorized Use'')
In 2017, The Boston Globe published an article describing many Boston Metro-West towns as having Native American and colonial history depicted on their seals. The article describes much of the Commonwealth seal artwork as inaccurate.  ('''''Unsealing the Past''''' )
[[Image:TownofAndoverPlainSealAnnualReport1898.PNG|thumb|...''Plain Town Seal from the 1898 Annual Report''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:Andover250thAnniversaryBanner.jpeg|thumb|...''Andover 250th Anniversary Banner''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:seal.jpg|thumb|...''Andover's most familiar town seal''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:JEWhitingSouvenirPinATM 5 1896.PNG|thumb|...''Advertisement for JE Whiting's Souvenir Pin''|left]]
[[Image:JEWhitingSouvenirPinPrivateCollection.PNG|thumb|...''Souvenir Pin from a private collection''|left]]
[[Image:350thAnniversarySealKristoffelMeulen.png |thumb|...''Seal Painting Created for the Town's 350th Anniversary by Kristoffel Meulen''|left]]
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* ''Andover's Days'' Boston Globe: May 18, 1896. [[Media:ANDOVER'S_DAYS..pdf]]
* [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/633673/ocm39986872-1899-HB-0577.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y An Act To Estable Seals in Cities and Towns]
* [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/730896/ocm39986872-1881-HB-0022.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y An Act to Prevent Unauthorized Use of City Seals and Badges]
*"New Town Seal," ''Andover Townsman'', March 9, 1900. [[Media:New_Town_Seal_ATM-1900-03.pdf]]
* [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofto1901ando/mode/2up Town of Andover Mass, Annual Report. 1901] ''Reflects vote to formally adopt new seal''
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:58437/one ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 188.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:361302/one Andover: Symbol of New England], by Claude Moore Fuess,(974.45 Fuess), page 373.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:359804/one ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), page 2.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:334425/one ''Town and City Seals of Massachusetts''], by Allan Forbes (929.9 For volume 2), page 6.
* ''Andover's Town Seal (Editorial)'' Andover Townsman May 22, 1975 [[Media:AndoversTownSearlEditorial.pdf]]
* ''Medallion to be offered'' Andover Townsman July 31, 1975 [[Media: MedallionToBeOfferedATM-1975-07-31.pdf]]
* ''Town Seal Won't Be Seen On Team Patch'' Andover  Townsman June 30, 1983 [[Media:TownSealWontBeSeenOnTeamPatch.pdf]]
* Uncovering Some Secrets About Local History Andover Townsman May 4, 1992 ''Andover resident Clifford Wrigley discusses the history of the seal.'' [[Media:Uncovering_Some_Secrets_ATM-1992-05-14.pdf ‎]]
* "Sealed with Historical Inaccuracies," ''Andover Townsman'', February 1, 2007.
* [https://www.andovertownsman.com/opinion/andovers-town-seal-tells-many-stories/article_827fd7bc-b69d-5ebf-bddb-636106bf54bd.html  Andover's town seal tells many stories], ''Andover Townsman'', January 30, 2014, p. 7.
* ''Unsealing the Past'' Boston Globe June 26, 2017 [[Media:UnsealingThePastBostonGlobeJune252017.pdf ]]
* [http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2018/07/for-every-seal-story-town-and-city-town.html ''Every Seal a Story: Town and City Town Seals in the Commonwealth'' ] Massachusetts State Library Blog: July 23, 2018


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In 1899, the General Court of Massachusetts passed a law requiring that all cities and towns establish a town seal that should be managed by the respective Town Clerks. ( An Act to Establish )(For Every Seal ) Prior to that time, Andover used a plain sticker-style seal as shown below. In 1900, Andover Town Clerk Marland authorised using artwork from a town 250th anniversary banner to create a historically meaningful town seal in accordance with state law. (New Town Seal ) An photograph of the banner is shown below. A Boston Globe article noting the Town's 1896 anniversary celebration, referred to the anniversary banner artwork as a "representation of the town seal, but there is no evidence that the imagery was legally a seal for the. Town until 1900. (Andover's Days )

According to Andover native and 20th century local historian Bessie Goldsmith,

The land comprising both the North and South Parishes of Andover was purchased from Cutshamache, the Sagamore of Massachusetts, for six English pounds and a coat. This event is commemorated in the town seal, which was officially adoped at the annual meeting on March 5, 1900. It is generally believed that the new seal was designed by Leonard Sherman, a local artist, photographer and nature writer. However, there were no Native Americans in New England tribes that ever wore such an elaborate headdress. (The Townswomans Andover )


In 1895, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land that was to become Andover from the Indians as a souvenir for the Town's 250th anniversary. A photograph of one of the pins as well as the Andover Townsman ad advertising them can be seen below.


For the Town's 350th anniversary in 1992, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting room. Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, painted the 350th rendition of the seal. A photograph of the painting can be see below.

Over time, there has been disagreement about what local organizations can use the Andover town seal. Some groups, like soccer teams (Town Seal Won't Be Seen On Team Patch ) have been turned down while others such as the Andover League of Women Voters have been allowed to use the seal. A law was passed in 1881 to prevent unauthorized use of town and city seals and badges. (An Act to Prevent Unauthorized Use)

In 2017, The Boston Globe published an article describing many Boston Metro-West towns as having Native American and colonial history depicted on their seals. The article describes much of the Commonwealth seal artwork as inaccurate. (Unsealing the Past )


...Plain Town Seal from the 1898 Annual Report.... click to enlarge
...Andover 250th Anniversary Banner.... click to enlarge
...Andover's most familiar town seal.... click to enlarge
...Advertisement for JE Whiting's Souvenir Pin
...Souvenir Pin from a private collection
...Seal Painting Created for the Town's 350th Anniversary by Kristoffel Meulen




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