Parnall (Yate)

1950.

September 1953. Parnall Electric Washer.

1950s shop advertisement. Parnall Washing Machine.

November 1963.

1946 Parnall Aircraft Ltd was renamed Parnall (Yate) Ltd^[1].

1948 Parnalls had developed a utility brand of cooker and were developing others for export; also made the "Wringlet". Subsidiaries were^[2]:

1953 Acquired Ewart and Son ^[3].

1955 Acquired Thor Appliances Ltd from Thor Corporation of Chicago; for some years Parnalls had manufactured Thor automatic washing machines, distributed by Thor Appliances^[4].

1958 Radiation acquired Parnall (Yate) Ltd^[5].

1961 Jackson Industries closed its Luton factory and transferred production to the Parnall factory at Yate^[6]

1967 Parnall was mentioned in the defence document when Tube Investments bid for Radiation^[7]

Sources of Information

↑ The Times, 11 May 1946
↑ The Times, 5 August 1948
↑ The Times, 20 October 1953
↑ The Times, 13 January 1955
↑ The Times, 26 May 1958
↑ The Times July 4, 1961
↑ The Times Aug. 24, 1967

[1] The Times, 11 May 1946

[2] The Times, 5 August 1948

[3] The Times, 20 October 1953

[4] The Times, 13 January 1955

[5] The Times, 26 May 1958

[6] The Times July 4, 1961

[7] The Times Aug. 24, 1967

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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Parnall (Yate)

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