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| Type | Ltd. |
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| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder | Unknown |
| Defunct | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Unknown, England |
| Products | Gas metering equipment, stoves and appliances |
| Website | Official website |
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.
The name Parkinson Cowan still exists in the UK as a brand of gas stoves, one of the company's early products.
The English Post-punk band 'Empire' wrote a song about a cooker entitled Parkinson Cowan, which was commercially released on their long-player entitled Expensive Sound (2003). [6]
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