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Tallent

Paraffin Convector Heater
1958 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Tallent (Aycliffe) Ltd (manufacturers)
Cecil T. Howard (designers)
Place of origin
Durham (County) (made)

The Tallent company was formed in1958 by Roy Tallent and traded under the name of Roy Tallent (Plating) Ltd. In 1955 the Colston company took ownership and extended the product range to include domestic appliances, paraffin heaters, washing machines, cooker hobs, microwaves and gas fire cases. In 1988, the company underwent a management buyout by three directors who set a strategy to become a global automotive supplier of chassis structural products. In 1992, the company was purchased by Thyssen AG.

Object details

Categories
Design Council Award Winner
Household Objects
Metalwork
Product Design
Object type
Paraffin convector heater
TitleTallent (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Steel, enamelled and chromium plated.
Steel
Pressing
Enamelling
Chrome-Plating
Brief description
'Tallent' paraffin oil convector heater, enamelled and chromed steel, Durham, made by Tallent (Ayshire) Ltd., designed by Cecil T. Howard, 1958. Winner of the Design Centre Award 1958.
Physical description
Paraffin oil convector heater, enamelled steel, rectangular upright, resting on two feet, the side panels of olive green enamel tapered towards the top, horizontal slated grill, chromium plated across the top, the front rectangular panel of brown enamel, a small rectangular a control panel with three knobs in a row in the centre of the front panel. The top of the heater has a curved carrying handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.7cm (Note: Dimensions taken from the register and converted to cm. In register height 2 feet 5 inches.)
  • Width: 38.1cm (Note: Dimensions taken from the register and converted to cm. In register width 1 foot 3 inches.)
  • Depth: 20.3cm (Note: Dimensions taken from the register and converted to cm. In register depth 8 inches.)
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
TALLENT (Badged on the front panel.)
Credit line
Gift of the manufacturer
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of a CoID Design of the Year award, 1958.
Summary
The Tallent company was formed in1958 by Roy Tallent and traded under the name of Roy Tallent (Plating) Ltd. In 1955 the Colston company took ownership and extended the product range to include domestic appliances, paraffin heaters, washing machines, cooker hobs, microwaves and gas fire cases. In 1988, the company underwent a management buyout by three directors who set a strategy to become a global automotive supplier of chassis structural products. In 1992, the company was purchased by Thyssen AG.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.229-1963

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Record createdApril 26, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194566/tallent-paraffin-convector-heater-cecil-t-howard/
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