Admin11 August 2025
Sourced from Lochgilphead, Argyll.
A brass lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C2H2), which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water. The lamp was made by the Coal, Salt & Tanning Co., Grimsby in the early 20th century. Probably used on steam trawlers.
The twin-jet “Bray Luta” “21 Litres” gas burner was made by George Bray & Co., Leeds between 1903 and 1928. This one was probably made well before 1920.

“On Joe Nickerson page Paul. Just checking you got a comment through ok.”
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“A very interesting read: 'Roots in the Soil: An Adventure in Agriculture' (1987) is actually a biography detailing the life and work of the prominent British agriculturist Sir Joseph Nickerson, written by the well-known agricultural journalist and author Ralph Whitlock.”
Admin, 3 August 2026

“Note: James William Eason was mayor of Grimsby in 1914.”
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Admin11 August 2025
Sourced from Lochgilphead, Argyll.

Great Grimsby Coal Salt & Tanning Co. Ltd. (Cosalt); heavy brass ashtray

Great Grimsby Coal, Salt & Tanning Co. Ltd. shares certificate 1910

The Great Grimsby Coal, Salt & Tanning Co. Ltd., Grimsby Docks; a 1908 advertisement for their oilskin garments

Trawler net making at COSALT c1950s

The Great Grimsby Coal, Salt & Tanning Co., Ltd. Vesta Case

A tessellated entrance to The Great Grimsby Coal, Salt & Tanning Co. Ltd. building at Fleetwood 1986