Parkinson Cowan was a British manufacturer of gas meters and gas stoves between 1900 and 1971. The name is now used for a brand of cooking appliances, owned by the Electrolux group.
History
The name Parkinson Cowan still exists in the UK as a brand of gas stoves, one of the company's early products.
- 1900: The company is formed by the amalgamation of W. Parkinson Ltd, founded by William Parkinson of London and Birmingham, and W. and B. Cowan Ltd of London, Manchester, Edinburgh and New South Wales. The new enterprise is known as Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan.[1]
- 1919: The company opens a new factory at Stretford, Manchester to manufacture gas meters.
- 1928 The company is renamed Parkinson and Cowan.[2] Henry Cowan, Unionist member of parliament, is chairman around this time.[3]