Proctor Silex Explained

Proctor Silex
Type:	Subsidiary
Predecessor:	Proctor Electric Silex Company
Foundation:	1960
Location:	Glen Allen, Virginia, U.S.
Area Served:	North America
Products:	Home appliances
Parent:	Hamilton Beach Brands
Homepage:	www.proctorsilex.com

Proctor Silex Co. was created in 1960 with the merger of Proctor Electric and the Silex Company.^[1] In 1966, SCM Corporation bought out Proctor-Silex. In 1988, Proctor Silex was acquired by NACCO Industries, Inc.^[2] In 1990, NACCO also acquired Hamilton Beach Brands as a subsidiary and merged the two companies.^{[3] [4]}

Proctor Silex made electrical household appliances like vacuum coffee makers.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• • The Marshall Johnson Collection of Trade Literature and Ephemera at Hagley Museum and Library consists of materials collected by Johnson during his time with Wear-Ever/Proctor-Silex, including product catalogs, news clippings, and advertisements, with a small amount of manuscript materials.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Proctor Silex company history.
2. Web site: NACCO company history. https://web.archive.org/web/20150313074127/http://nacco.com/history_bannerpopup.html. 13 March 2015. dead.
3. Web site: NACCO company history. https://web.archive.org/web/20141208082558/http://www.nacco.com/history_bannerpopup2.html. 8 December 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc. History.
5. Web site: 1914 Silex .
6. The script for the 1979 movie Alien contains an example of generic use of the term "Silex" for "coffee machine". http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/alien_shooting.html