[PW] Re: Any British Wombats around?

[Graf, Jeffrey C]

Hello,

 From the London Times:

InfoTrac Web: The Times Digital Archive.

AL General
AL Academic
AT Mr. Eric K. Cole
CT The Times
DP Nov 21, 1966; pg. 12; Issue 56794
IS 56794
PT Newspaper
RM COPYRIGHT 2002 The Gale Group
SU ARTI
XX 232
ZZ

Mr. Eric K. Cole
  (Obituaries)
  The Times Nov 21, 1966; pg. 12; Issue 56794; Start column: E 232 words.
  Elec. Coll.: CS203385717.

Regaqrds,

Jeff Graf
Reference Department
Wells Library
Indiana University Bloomington





Quoting Donna Halper <dlh at donnahalper.com>:

> I am working on an article about Bakelite, especially in the making
> of radios.  It seems that the 1930s were a highpoint of this style,
> and I have had NO problem finding many on-line and book articles
> about the process.  Some of those radios evidently are quite
> collectable today, especially one brand-- EKCO.
>
> That's where I am stuck.  I know that EKCO was the company owned by
> British engineer Eric Kirkham Cole, who began manufacturing radios
> circa 1929 and his company became very important in the UK even into
> the 1960s, when I think it was finally sold.  What I cannot find is
> an obit that fills in some of his life for me.  I think he died in
> 1957.  I've checked every database to which I have access, but no
> obit-- although lots of mention of his company's cool radios, and
> assorted recollections from people who worked for EKCO at one time or
> other.  Might anyone have access to an obituary for Eric K.
> Cole?  Thanks much if you do have one!
>
> Donna L. Halper, Journalism Dept. Emerson College Boston MA
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