Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,504 pages of information and 247,064 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

G. L. C. Gas Cooker

From Graces Guide
Exhibit at Barnstaple Museum (2025).

May be Gas Light and Coke Co

1935 "... AIR YOUR CLOTHES BY GAS with the GLC AIRING CUPBOARD HEATER small Gas Heater ..." - mentioned in an advertising feature for the Torquay and Paignton Gas Co[1]

1938 ".... Must visit the GAS Showrooms and see THE G.L.C. ENAMELLED COOKER - The Cooker which costs only one penny a day to purchase (paid quarterly)..."[2]

1938 ".... Dual hot water system from boiler and GLC gas water heater, Gas cooker and gas fire ... "[3]

1940s: Many house content adverts mentioned GLC Cooker thus: "....B.T.H. refrigerator, G.L.C. enamelled gas cooker, croquet set by Slazengers, garden swing, garden roller, garden seat, and other effects....[4]


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Sources of Information

  1. Torbay Express and South Devon Echo 07 November 1935
  2. Thanet Advertiser 18 February 1938
  3. Middlesex County Times 16 July 1938
  4. Thanet Advertiser 18 March 1949