Parkinson Stove Co
Parkinson Stove Co Ltd. of Stetchford, Birmingham, 9. Telephone: STETchford 2253/4/5. Telegraphic Address: "Appliance, Birmingham"
1907 Company formed as a subsidiary of Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan to manufacture gas fires, gas cookers and other gas appliances.
1909 Listed as incorporating Maughan's Patent Geyser Co
1926 Converted into a public company. Sir Henry Cowan was chairman. Issue of preference shares.[1]
1928 Patent - Improvements relating to atmospheric gas burners.
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. A comprehensive range of Gas Cookers, Fires, Radiators, and Water heaters. The exhibit includes their latest Modern Gas Cooker - The "Renown", which is outstanding for its clean lines and revolutionary features. The new series of Automatic Ignition Gas Fires are a revelation in design, and the Geyser exhibits is of considerable interest. (Stand No. Ca.600)
1939 Patent - Improvements in or relating to water heaters.
1952 Gas cookers[2]
By 1955 was part of Parkinson Cowan (see advert)
See Also
Sources of Information
- [2] Wikipatents
- 1937 British Industries Fair p399
- [3] Wikipatents