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'''O.C.O.''' manufacturing based Olympia House/ Mill, Selby, Yorks which operated the largest linseed oil crushing and refining plant in Europe. | '''O.C.O.''' manufacturing based Olympia House/ Mill, Selby, Yorks and Union House, St. Martins le Grand, London, EC1. which operated the largest linseed oil crushing and refining plant in Europe. | ||
It also processed hardening whale oil. | It also processed hardening whale oil. | ||
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OCO provided 'the first village estate' of workers' housing soon after 1910. <ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23002</ref> | OCO provided 'the first village estate' of workers' housing soon after 1910. <ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23002</ref> | ||
Company dissolved in | 1929 advert says it made Soycot Cake, balanced ration dairy cubes, milk ration cubes, sheep and lamb cubes, complete pig food cubes etc. | ||
Company dissolved in 1989. <ref>http://opencorporates.com/companies/im/022411C</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Food and Drink]] | [[Category: Food and Drink]] | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 3 October 2013
O.C.O. manufacturing based Olympia House/ Mill, Selby, Yorks and Union House, St. Martins le Grand, London, EC1. which operated the largest linseed oil crushing and refining plant in Europe.
It also processed hardening whale oil.
Joseph Watson suffered substantial losses in an unsuccessful speculation in linseed oil for his plant and Olympia Oil & Cake was sold to the Dutch firm Jurgens, which had outbid Levers. [1]
OCO provided 'the first village estate' of workers' housing soon after 1910. [2]
1929 advert says it made Soycot Cake, balanced ration dairy cubes, milk ration cubes, sheep and lamb cubes, complete pig food cubes etc.
Company dissolved in 1989. [3]
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