Saturday 11 February 2017

My Dad's Diary : Tues 11th February 1947

"1 day A.L.

Running about all day.

Coal trouble beginning.

Got 4 Pkts Fireoids."

I'm really not sure about that last word. It's difficult to read and I've never heard the word. I suspect "Fireoids" might be either firelighters or briquettes made from coal dust.

2 comments:

FTL said...

1937 announcement in The Colliery Guardian:
"Fireoid Manufacturing Co., Ltd. — (Private company.) To carry on the business of manufacturers and dealers in firelighters and patent fuel, etc."
http://www.dmm.org.uk/news19/9370730x.htm

The company went into voluntary liquidation in 1958.

harry bell said...

Both you and Roy have had no trouble finding this out, it seems. Mr Google, whom I naturally consulted, has let me down severely.