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Oil heater stove

This early 20th century Valor portable oil heater with decorative wrought iron design originally came from a house on Spencer Bridge Road in Northampton.

1924-1925
Metal

The Valor trade mark was first used by a small business in Birmingham which began in 1890 to manufacture oil-storage cabinets for the Anglo-American Oil Company. In 1902 the production of oil heaters began. Used to warm draughty Victorian homes, the business later expanded its product range to include portable paraffin heaters. In 1925 a new larger factory was built in Birmingham to supply demand. Millions of these appliances were sold worldwide in the first half of the last century.

On display in the Cradle to Grave Gallery