Date the Cooker

[Eyemo]

Hi all...can anyone help me date this...
Thanks!!

 

[MPicciotto]

How exact of a date do you need? Looks to be late 20's early 30's to me. I never heard of Calor Gas. But a major brand in the US for quite a loooong time was Caloric. Could it be the same company?

Matt

 

[Tiller]

Calor Gas

If no one here can give you an exact date, you could always just contact the company. I'm sure they could tell you quite a bit about it.

Calor Gas Ltd was formed in 1935 when Calor (Distributing) Co. Ltd. was formally incorporated. Today it is part of a global group of LPG companies owned by the Dutch company SHV Gas.

 

[dhermann1]

I would guess just about 1938 to 1940.

 

[BellyTank]

It could be much later-


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[Eyemo]

I've been all around google...not found anything clear on it...Thanks Guys!...any info would be most welcome..

 

[Creeping Past]

I agree with BT.

This image is from 1952.

The legs and handle on the one in the OP look newer to me, as does the transfer-printed (as opposed to name-plated) brand name.

Up till the 80s British-designed 'white' goods tended to look very old-fashioned.*

Edit: * In retrospect, that is. And in my opinion.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"I seem to remember as a child going on Holidays to Cottages, in Blighty, that had calor gas that was really just bottled gas, the stoves looked similar to that one that was in the early 1960's but obviously the stoves could have been in Situ, for many decades before"

 

[dhermann1]

So, given the evidence, I would still guess that it's a 1938 to 1940 design that continued to be made through the 50's.

 

[Creeping Past]

The design of a casing, while appearing similar to a 'traditional' or brand type, may mask a host of differences in the design of the frame, component parts and component housings, etc.

So not necessarily a late-30s/early-40s design carried through to a later date.

 

[dhermann1]

That's a valid point, too. But looking at the 1952 ad, compared to the actual item in question, you'll notice the contours are more rounded in the 1952 one. A little bit more 50's-ish.
The answer, of course, is to actually find out, rather than to speculate based on insuffucient data. I imagine you Brits have a better feel for your own industrial design styles than I would.
I'll be interested to see what finally gets discovered about this cooker.